Nathaniel Briggs Durfee (September 29, 1812 – November 9, 1872) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.

Nathan B. Durfee
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Rhode Island's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859
Preceded byThomas Davis
Succeeded byChristopher Robinson
Personal details
Born(1812-09-29)September 29, 1812
Tiverton, Rhode Island
DiedNovember 9, 1872(1872-11-09) (aged 60)
Tiverton, Rhode Island
NationalityAmerican
Political partyKnow Nothing
Republican

Born in Tiverton, Rhode Island, Durfee completed preparatory studies. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and conducted a fruit orchard. He served as member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives for eleven years.

Durfee was elected as a candidate of the American Party to the Thirty-fourth Congress and as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859). He resumed his former pursuits. He was serving as county clerk at the time of his death in Tiverton, Rhode Island, on November 9, 1872. He was interred in the family burial ground near Tiverton, Rhode Island.

Sources

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  • United States Congress. "Nathan B. Durfee (id: D000569)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Rhode Island's 1st congressional district

1855–1859
Succeeded by

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