Nathaniel A. Burpee

Nathaniel A. Burpee
Nathaniel A. Burpee
Member of the Maine Senate
	In office; 1858–1859
	In office; 1866–1867
Personal details
Born	Nathaniel Adams Burpee; March 13, 1816; Grafton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	December 11, 1887 (aged 71); Rockland, Maine, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Mary Jane Partridge (m. 1838)
Children	5
Parent(s)	Heman Horton Burpee; Satira Burpee (née Redding)
Residence	Rockland, Maine

Nathaniel Adams Burpee (March 13, 1816 – December 11, 1887) was an American politician from Maine.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

On 27 December 1838 he married Mary Jane Patridge, with whom he had five children.^{[citation needed]}

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).^[1] During his final term, he was chosen to be President of the Maine Senate.^[2]^[3]

References

^ Merrill, Georgia Drew (1891). History of Androscoggin County, Maine ... W.A. Fergusson & Company. ISBN 9781934710234.
^ "Nathaniel A. Burpee, Rockland, 1867". Maine Memory Network. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
^ "Presidents of the Maine Senate, 1820 - | Maine State Legislature". legislature.maine.gov. Retrieved 2020-04-30.

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[1] Merrill, Georgia Drew (1891). History of Androscoggin County, Maine ... W.A. Fergusson & Company. ISBN 9781934710234.

[2] "Nathaniel A. Burpee, Rockland, 1867". Maine Memory Network. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

[3] "Presidents of the Maine Senate, 1820 - | Maine State Legislature". legislature.maine.gov. Retrieved 2020-04-30.

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