US Congressman. Born in Skowhegan, Maine, he was the brother of Maine Governor Abner Coburn. He graduated from Waterville College, in 1839, taught at a plantation school in Tarboro, North Carolina, (1839-40) and was principal of the Bloomfield Academy Maine, (1840-44). He then studied law at the Harvard Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1845, commenced to practice law in Skowhegan, Maine and was a member of the Maine State Board of Education, (1849-50). In 1869, he was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Israel Washburn, Jr. serving until 1861. Not a candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law and was postmaster of Skowhegan, (1868-77). He drowned while swimming in the Kennebec River, Skowhegan, Maine, at age 64.

US Congressman. Born in Skowhegan, Maine, he was the brother of Maine Governor Abner Coburn. He graduated from Waterville College, in 1839, taught at a plantation school in Tarboro, North Carolina, (1839-40) and was principal of the Bloomfield Academy Maine, (1840-44). He then studied law at the Harvard Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1845, commenced to practice law in Skowhegan, Maine and was a member of the Maine State Board of Education, (1849-50). In 1869, he was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Israel Washburn, Jr. serving until 1861. Not a candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law and was postmaster of Skowhegan, (1868-77). He drowned while swimming in the Kennebec River, Skowhegan, Maine, at age 64.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith