James Needham Buffum[1] | |
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| 14thMayor of Lynn, Massachusetts | |
| In office January 1, 1872[1] – January 6, 1873 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin Walden |
| Succeeded by | Jacob M. Lewis |
| 12thMayor of Lynn, Massachusetts | |
| In office January 4, 1869[1] – January 3, 1870[1] | |
| Preceded by | Roland G. Usher |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Walden |
| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives[2][3] | |
| In office 1873–1873[2] | |
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| Born | May 16, 1807[1] |
| Died | June 12, 1887(1887-06-12) (aged 80)[1][3] |
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James Needham Buffum (May 16, 1807 – June 12, 1887) was aMassachusetts politician who served as the 12th and 14thMayor ofLynn, Massachusetts.
Buffum was born inNorth Berwick, Maine on May 16, 1807,[1][4] to Samuel and Hannah (Varney) Bufum.[2]
Buffum was the Mayor ofLynn, Massachusetts from 1869 to 1870 and from 1872 to 1873. He was a member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives. He was a presidential elector in 1868.[5]
WhenFrederick Douglass was dragged out of a train car on theEastern Railroad, Buffum helped Douglass fight off the mob.[4][6]
In 1845 Buffum went to Scotland with Douglass to protest against the Free Church of Scotland keeping money donated from American slaveholders.[4]
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| Preceded by | 12thMayor of Lynn, Massachusetts January 4, 1869 to January 3, 1870 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | 14thMayor of Lynn, Massachusetts January 1, 1872 to January 6, 1873 | Succeeded by |
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