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.