Thomas Buffum (1776 – May 19, 1852) was a justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from May 1819 to May 1823.
A native of Smithfield, Rhode Island, In addition to his judicial service, Buffum was elected as a Democrat to both houses of the Rhode Island General Assembly.
In his religious affiliation, he was a member of the Society of Friends. Buffum died at his home in Smithfield at the age of 76.
References
- Manual - the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (1891), p. 208-13.
- ^ "Political Items", The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (May 26, 1852), p. 2.
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