- Nathaniel B. Borden
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Nathaniel Briggs Borden 
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 10th districtIn office
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1839Preceded by William Baylies Succeeded by Henry Williams Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 10th districtIn office
March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843Preceded by Henry Williams Succeeded by Barker Burnell Member of
the Massachusetts SenateIn office
1845–1848Member of
the Massachusetts House of RepresentativesIn office
1864–1864Member of
the Massachusetts House of Representatives3rd Mayor of
The City of Fall River, MassachusettsIn office
1856–1857Member of
the Board of Aldermen[1][2]
from the 2nd Ward[2]
City of Fall River, MassachusettsIn office
1859–1865Member of
the Board of Selectmen[1]
for the Town of Fall River, MassachusettsPreceded by John Eddy Succeeded by Matthew C. Hathaway Town Clerk of
Fall River, Massachusetts[1]Highway Surveyor of
the Town of Fall River, Massachusetts
Board of Selectmen[1]Personal details Born April 15, 1801
Freetown, MassachusettsDied April 10, 1865
Fall River, MassachusettsPolitical party Jacksonian, Democrat, Whig 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]Signature 
Nathaniel Briggs Borden (April 15, 1801 – April 10, 1865) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
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Early life and education
Borden was born to Simeon Borden and Amey (Briggs) Borden in that part of Freetown, Massachusetts which later became Fall River.[6] Borden attended the district school and Plainfield (Connecticut) Academy. Borden organized the Pocasset Manufacturing Company, in Fall River, Massachusetts.
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Borden served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1831 and 1834 and again in 1851 and in 1864.
Congressional service
Borden was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1839). He was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for reelection to the Twenty-sixth Congress in 1838.
Borden was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843).
Massachusetts Senate
Borden served as member of the Massachusetts Senate from 1845 to 1848.
Mayor of Fall River
Borden was elected Mayor of Fall River in 1856 and reelected in 1857.
Banking career
He engaged in banking and served as president of the Fall River Savings Bank and of the Fall River Union Bank. He was president also of the Fall River Railroad Co.
Death and burial
Borden died in Fall River, Massachusetts, April 10, 1865, he was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery.
See also
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1883), History of Bristol County, Massachusetts: with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & Co., p. 370.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.Categories:- 1801 births
- 1865 deaths
- Massachusetts city council members
- Mayors of Fall River, Massachusetts
- Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Massachusetts State Senators
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Jacksonians
- Massachusetts Democrats
- Massachusetts Whigs
- American bankers
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