Nathan B. Durfee

Nathaniel Briggs Durfee (September 29, 1812 – November 9, 1872) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.

Nathan B. Durfee
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 1st district
In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859
Preceded by	Thomas Davis
Succeeded by	Christopher Robinson
Personal details
Born	(1812-09-29)September 29, 1812 Tiverton, Rhode Island, U.S.
Died	November 9, 1872(1872-11-09) (aged 60) Tiverton, Rhode Island, U.S.
Political party	Know Nothing Republican

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.

Sources

• United States Congress. "Nathan B. Durfee (id: D000569)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Thomas Davis	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 1st congressional district 1855–1859	Succeeded by Christopher Robinson

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