Background
Coburn, Stephen was born on November 11, 1817 in Bloomfield (now Skowhegan), Maine, United States.
United States representative lawyer politician
Coburn, Stephen was born on November 11, 1817 in Bloomfield (now Skowhegan), Maine, United States.
He graduated from Colby College in Waterville 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.
Coburn was born in Bloomfield, now known as Skowhegan. 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, District of Columbia Coburn resumed his law practice, eventually becoming postmaster of Skowhegan.
He died in the Kennebec River in 1882. He is interred in South Cemetery in Skowhegan.
Member Maine; member United States House Member Washington (District of Columbia) Peace Convention