Nathaniel Briggs Borden | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1839 | |
| Preceded by | William Baylies |
| Succeeded by | Henry Williams |
| In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Williams |
| Succeeded by | Barker Burnell |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1845–1848 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1831 1834 1851 1854 1864 | |
| 3rd Mayor of Fall River | |
| In office 1856–1857 | |
| Member of the Fall River Board of Aldermen[1][2] from the 2nd Ward[2] | |
| In office 1859–1865 | |
| Member of the Fall River Board of Selectmen[1] | |
| Preceded by | John Eddy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 15, 1801 Freetown, Massachusetts |
| Died | April 10, 1865 (aged 63) Fall River, Massachusetts |
| Resting place | Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic (1835-1839) Whig (1841-1843) |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Gray[3] (d. May 22, 1840);[2] Louisa G. Gray (d. June 4, 1842);[2] Sarah Gould[4] Buffum (d. September 10, 1854)[2] |
| Children | Simeon Borden (b. March 29, 1829; d. March 9, 1896);[5] Nathaniel Briggs Borden, Jr. (b. February 23, 1844);[4] Sarah (d. September 9, 1854)[2] |
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Nathaniel Briggs Borden (April 15, 1801 – April 10, 1865) was a businessman and politician from Fall River, Massachusetts. He served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts's 10th congressional district from 1835 to 1839 and again from 1841 to 1843. He later served as a member of the Massachusetts General Court, first as a state Senator, and later a state representative. He also served as the third mayor of Fall River. His business career included interests textile mills, banking and railroads. He was the younger brother of noted land surveyor Simeon Borden.
- ^ a b New England Historic Genealogical Society (1905), Memorial Biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vol. VI, Boston, MA: The New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 95
- ^ a b c d e f Weld, Hattie Borden (1899), Historical and Genealogical Record of the Descendants as far as known of Richard and Joan Borden, Los Angeles, CA: Hattie Borden Weld, p. 179
- ^ Weld, Hattie Borden (1899), Historical and genealogical record of the descendants as far as known of Richard and Joan Borden, Los Angeles, CA: Hattie Borden Weld, p. 177
- ^ a b Weld, Hattie Borden (1899), Historical and genealogical record of the descendants as far as known of Richard and Joan Borden, Los Angeles, California: Hattie Borden Weld, p. 236
- ^ Borden, Alanson (1899), Our County and Its People: A Descriptive and Biographical Record of Bristol County Massachusetts, part. 2, Boston, MA: Boston History Company, pp. 709–712