Nathaniel Briggs Borden
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th district |
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In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1839 |
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| Preceded by | William Baylies |
| Succeeded by | Henry Williams |
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In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
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| Preceded by | Henry Williams |
| Succeeded by | Barker Burnell |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate |
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In office 1845–1848 |
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| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
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In office 1831 1834 1851 1854 |
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| 3rd Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts |
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In office 1856–1857 |
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| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives |
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In office 1864–1864 |
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| 3rd Mayor of The City of Fall River, Massachusetts |
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In office 1856–1857 |
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| Member of the Board of Aldermen from the 2nd Ward City of Fall River, Massachusetts |
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In office 1859–1865 |
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| Member of the Board of Selectmen for the Town of Fall River, Massachusetts |
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| Preceded by | John Eddy |
| Succeeded by | Matthew C. Hathaway |
| Town Clerk of Fall River, Massachusetts |
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| Highway Surveyor of the Town of Fall River, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen |
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April 15, 1801 Freetown, Massachusetts |
| Died | April 10, 1865 (aged 63) Fall River, Massachusetts |
| Resting place | Oak Grove Cemetery |
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Democratic Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Gray, d. May 22, 1840.; Louisa G. Gray, d. June 4, 1842; Sarah Gould Buffum, d. September 10, 1854. |
| Children | Simeon Borden, b. March 29, 1829, d. March 9, 1896; Nathaniel Briggs Borden, Jr., b. February 23, 1844; Sarah d. September 9, 1854. |
| Religion | Unitarian |
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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, with two non-concurrent terms between 1835 and 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.
Nathaniel Briggs Borden was born to Simeon Borden and Amey (Briggs) Borden in the part of Freetown, Massachusetts which became Fall River in 1803. His father died in 1811. His mother Amey, was one of the original incorporators of the Troy Cotton & Woolen Manufactory, the second cotton mill to be established in Fall River, in 1813, which was built on her property. Amey Borden died in 1817, leaving five children, including sixteen-year-old Nathaniel.
Much of Borden's youth was spent in Tiverton, Rhode Island. He attended the district school and Plainfield (Connecticut) Academy, but left when his mother died. Borden acquired an interest in government at a young age. In 1821, when he was just twenty years old, Borden and several associates organized the Pocasset Manufacturing Company, in Fall River, Massachusetts. He served as the company's first clerk and treasurer.
Borden was married four times. His first marriage was to Sarah Gray on March 16, 1820. The couple had five children before Sarah died on May 22, 1840. Their eldest son, Simeon served as clerk of the courts of Bristol County, Massachusetts for thirty-two years.
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