Records of the town of Smithtown, Long Island, [electronic resource] : with other ancient documents of historic value . YaleCollege in 1812. Studied law at the Law School in Litchfield, Con-necticut. At the time of the election of William Henry Harrison tothe Presidency he was the Whig candidate for Congress, but failed ofelection. In 1852 he was elected Judge and Surrogate for SuffolkCounty. In the performance of the duties of those offices he was notedfor rare judgment and for very careful consideration of the cases thatcame before him. He was a man of great amiability of character andpos
Records of the town of Smithtown, Long Island, [electronic resource] : with other ancient documents of historic value . YaleCollege in 1812. Studied law at the Law School in Litchfield, Con-necticut. At the time of the election of William Henry Harrison tothe Presidency he was the Whig candidate for Congress, but failed ofelection. In 1852 he was elected Judge and Surrogate for SuffolkCounty. In the performance of the duties of those offices he was notedfor rare judgment and for very careful consideration of the cases thatcame before him. He was a man of great amiability of character andpossessed of a high sense of duty. Judge Buffett married Nancy Rogers in 1825. Their children were :Chatfield Rogers, Wm. Theodore, Henry Martyn, Dr. Edward Payson,Mary E. and Anna E. The homestead of Judge Buffett was a tract of 330 acres, originallylaid out to Edmund Smith (see page 270) and sold by his son Thomasto Timothy Tredwell, whose executors sold it to Joseph Buffett April25, 1778. The family mansion, of which a view is given, was burnedin 1893. After a life of usefulness and honor, Judge Buffett died in Hon. WILLIAM P. BUFFETT.
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