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Buffington, Adelbert R – Bugg, Robert M
Buffington, Adelbert R
soldier, inventor, was born Nov. 22, 1837, in Wheeling, Va. He has perfected the following inventions: A magazine fire arm; carriages for light and heavy guns; parts of models of 1884 Springfield rifles, and several mechanical devices. He also introduced the gas-forging furnaces and improved methods, simplifying and reducing the cost of manufacture, at the national armory, of Springfield rifles, and was the originator of the nitre and manganese method of bluing iron.
Buffington, Joseph
jurist, was appointed chief justice of the United States court in Utah, in 1850, and was the first who held that position.
Buffington, Joseph
congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1843 to 1847.
Buffinton, James
merchant, congressman, was born March 16, 1817, in Fall River, Mass. He was mayor of the city of Fall River during the years 1854 and 1855. He was elected a representative from Massachusetts to the thirtyfourth and thirty-fifth congresses; was also re-elected to the thirty-sixth, thirtyseventh, forty-first, forty-second, fortythird, and forty-fourth congresses, as a. republican. He died July 7, 1875, at Fall River, Mass.
Buffum, Arnold
philanthropist,. was born in 1782, in Smithfield, R. I. He was a noted lecturer on the anti-slavery cause, and his lectures were a good beginning, and he exerted a wholesome influence. He died March 13, 1859.
Buffum, Burt C
agriculturist, scientist, was born April 7, 1868, in South Bend, Ind. He attended the Colorado Agricultural college; and is now professor of agriculture and horticulture in the University of Wyoming; and vice-director of the experiment station. He has made some important discoveries in science; and is quoted as an authority on irrigation.
Buffum, Edward Gould
journalist, author, was born about 1820 in Rhode Island. He served on the Pacific side of Mexico, and at the close of the war returned to California and took an active part in the explorations for gold. He published Six Months in the Gold Mines.
He died Oct. 24, 1867, in Paris, France.
Buffum, Joseph
JR., lawyer, congressman, was born Sept. 23, 1784, in Fitchburg, Mass. He was a representative in congress from New Hampshire from 1819 to 1821.
Buford, John
soldier, was born in 1825 in Kentucky. He served in the civil war; was subsequently assigned to the command of the army of the Cumberland, when he was taken sick and died, on the date of the receipt of his commission as major-general. He died Dec. 16, 1863, in Washington, D. C.
Buford, Napoleon B
soldier, was born Jan. 13, 1807, in Kentucky. He served in the civil war, received the brevet title of major-general of volunteers March 13, and was mustered out of the service on Aug. 24, 1865. He died March 28, 1883.
Bugbee, Lucius Halen
educator, college president, was born Nov. 25, 1830, in Gowanda, N. Y. He graduated from Amherst in 1854, became a teacher, and was ordained a minister in the methodist episcopal church. He was principal of Fayette seminary, Iowa, in 1857-60; pastor of a church in Chicago, Ill., in 1861-63; president of the Northwestern Female college at Evanston, Ill., in 1865-68; of Cincinnati Wesleyan college in 1868-75; and afterward of Alleghany college, Meadville, Pa.
Bugg, Robert M
congressman, was born in Tennessee. He was a representative in congress from Tennessee from 1853 to 1855.