Nathan B. Durfee
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Nathaniel Briggs Durfee was a U.S. Representative
from Rhode Island
.
Born in Tiverton, Rhode Island, Durfee completed preparatory studies.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits and conducted a fruit orchard.
He served as member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
for eleven years.
Durfee was elected as a candidate of the American Party to the Thirty-fourth
Congress and as a Republican
to the Thirty-fifth
Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859).
He resumed his former pursuits.
He was serving as county clerk at the time of his death in Tiverton, Rhode Island, on November 9, 1872.
He was interred in the family burial ground near Tiverton, Rhode Island.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
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Born in Tiverton, Rhode Island, Durfee completed preparatory studies.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits and conducted a fruit orchard.
He served as member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
Rhode Island House of Representatives
The Rhode Island House of Representatives is the lower house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Rhode Island. It is composed of 75 members, elected to two year terms from 75 districts of equal population. The Rhode Island General Assembly does not have...
for eleven years.
Durfee was elected as a candidate of the American Party to the Thirty-fourth
34th United States Congress
The Thirty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1855 to March 4, 1857, during the last two years...
Congress and as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Thirty-fifth
35th United States Congress
The 35th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1859, during the first two years of James...
Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859).
He resumed his former pursuits.
He was serving as county clerk at the time of his death in Tiverton, Rhode Island, on November 9, 1872.
He was interred in the family burial ground near Tiverton, Rhode Island.