Nathaniel A. Burpee
American politician
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Nathaniel Adams Burpee (March 13, 1816 – December 11, 1887) was an American politician from Maine.[citation needed]
March 13, 1816
Nathaniel A. Burpee | |
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| 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. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Mary Jane Partridge (m. 1838) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Heman Horton Burpee Satira Burpee (née Redding) |
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]
