James N. Buffum
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James Needham Buffum was a Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

 politician who served as the twelfth and fourteenth Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts
Lynn, Massachusetts
Lynn is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 89,050 at the 2000 census. An old industrial center, Lynn is home to Lynn Beach and Lynn Heritage State Park and is about north of downtown Boston.-17th century:...

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Early life

Buffum was born in North Berwick, Maine on May 16, 1807 to Samuel and Hannah (Varney) Bufum.

Abolitionist

When Frederick Douglas was dragged out of a train car of te Eastern Railroad, Buffum helped Douglas fight off the mob. In 1845 Buffum went to Scotland with Douglas to protest against the Free Church of Scotland keeping money donated to it from American slave holders.
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