Rufus McIntire

Rufus McIntire

Born	Rufus McIntire December 19, 1784 York, York County, Maine
Died	April 28, 1866 Parsonfield, Maine
Residence	Parsonfield, Maine
Other names	Rufus McIntyre
Education	Dartmouth College, 1809
Occupation	lawyer, captain, congressman, land surveyor
Known for	War of 1812, Congressional Service, Aroostook War
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Rufus McIntire (December 19, 1784 – April 28, 1866) was a United States lawyer, captain of artillery in the War of 1812, congressman, land surveyor and prisoner of war.

[edit] Biography

Rufus McIntire was born on December 19, 1784 at York in York County, Maine. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1809.

Rufus McIntire was a captain of a United States Army artillery company (3rd Regiment) during the War of 1812. In 1820 he was elected to the Maine House of Representatives. He was a United States congressman from 1827 through 1835. He ran for governor of Maine in 1837. He served as the State Land Agent in 1839 and 1840 and was captured by the British during the Aroostook War. He was appointed as United States Marshall for Maine in 1845 by President James K. Polk and was appointed Surveyor of Customs in Portland, Maine by President Franklin Pierce from 1853 through 1857. He died in Parsonfield, Maine on April 28, 1866 and is buried in Middleroad Cemetery.

Rufus McIntire was a Jacksonian Republican.

McIntire, Rufus. The War of Northern New York : The Observations of Captain Rufus McIntire. Edited by John C. Fredriksen. New York History, 68 (July 1987), pp. 297-324.