Life Span
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Life Summary
Full name
James Buffington
Place of Birth
Burial Place
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
Other Education
Friends College (RI)
Occupation
Politician
Businessman
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Political Parties
Republican
American Party (Know Nothings or Nativists)
Government
Johnson Administration (1865-69)
US House of Representatives
Local government
