Stephen Coburn

Stephen Coburn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 5th district
In office January 2, 1861 – March 3, 1861
Preceded by	Israel Washburn, Jr.
Succeeded by	John H. Rice
Personal details
Born	(1817-11-11)November 11, 1817 Bloomfield, Massachusetts (now Skowhegan, Maine)
Died	July 4, 1882(1882-07-04) (aged 64) Skowhegan, Maine
Resting place	South Cemetery in Skowhegan, Maine
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Helen Sophia Miller
Relations	Abner Coburn (brother),
Children	Louise Helen Coburn, Charles Miller, Susy Mary, Frances Elizabeth, Grace Maud
Alma mater	Colby College Harvard Law School
Profession	Lawyer

He was brother to Maine Governor Abner Coburn and the father of Louise Helen Coburn, the founder of Sigma Kappa sorority and a prominent Maine writer.

Coburn was born in Bloomfield, Massachusetts, now known as Skowhegan. He graduated from Colby CollegeinWaterville in 1839 and after teaching at a plantation school for two years, he attended Harvard 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 from January 2 to March 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 in Washington, D.C.

Coburn resumed his law practice, eventually becoming postmaster of Skowhegan. He drowned in the Kennebec River at Skowhegan in 1882. He is interred in South Cemetery in Skowhegan.

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