- Stephen Coburn
Stephen Coburn (
November 11 ,1817 -July 4 ,1882 ) was a Republican member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromMaine .He was brother to Maine Governor
Abner Coburn and the father ofLouise Helen Coburn , the founder ofSigma Kappa Sorority and a prominent Maine writer.Coburn was born in Bloomfield, now known as Skowhegan. He graduated from
Colby College in Waterville in 1839 and after teaching at aplantation school for two years, he attendedHarvard Law School and became a prominent lawyer in his native state.He was elected to the 36th Congress in a special election on
November 6 ,1860 and served fromJanuary 2 toMarch 3 ,1861 . The election for the 37th Congress had actually been held in September of the previous year, so he could not be re-elected. Coburn served as a delegate from Maine to the peace convention in 1861 inWashington, D.C. Coburn resumed his law practice, eventually becoming
postmaster of Skowhegan. He died in theKennebec River in 1882. He is interred in South Cemetery in Skowhegan.References
* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000559 Congressional Biography]
External links
* [http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?ln=8660 Photo of Stephen and Louise Coburn from Maine Historical Society]
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