About Nathaniel A. Burpee
Lived 1816 – 1887 (aged 71). Nathaniel A. Burpee was an American politician.
Nathaniel Adams Burpee (March 13, 1816 – December 11, 1887) was an American politician from Maine.
Biography Nathaniel Burpee was born on 13 March 1816 in Grafton, Massachusetts to Heman and Satira Burpee. He would go on to be the eldest of seven children.
In adulthood, Burpee founded a livery and blacksmith business with his younger brother Samuel. By 1830, their business had evolved to include undertaking and funeral services.
On 27 December 1838 he married Mary Jane Patridge, with whom he had five children.
A house painter from Rockland, Maine, Burpee served two single-year terms in the Maine House of Representatives (1854-1855) and four single-year terms in the Maine Senate (1858-1859; 1866-1867). During his final term, he was chosen to be President of the Maine Senate.
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American politician
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Nathaniel A. Burpee was born on 13 March 1816 in Grafton.
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Nathaniel A. Burpee died on 11 December 1887 in Rockland, Maine.
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Nathaniel A. Burpee was a politician.
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Nathaniel A. Burpee was American.
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