Carroll L. Coburn | |
Office1: | President pro tempore of the Vermont State Senate |
Term Start1: | 1947 |
Term End1: | 1949 |
Predecessor1: | John A. M. Hinsman |
Successor1: | Asa S. Bloomer |
Office2: | Member of the Vermont Senate |
Term Start2: | 1943 |
Term End2: | 1949 |
Predecessor2: | Raymond B. Daniels, Ralph W. Putnam, Joseph H. Denny |
Successor2: | Mildred Hayden, Merrill W. Harris, Donald W. Smith |
Alongside2: | Raymond B. Daniels, Ralph W. Putnam (1943) Thomas H. Cave, J. Willsie Brisbin (1945) J. Willsie Brisbin, Mildred Hayden (1947) |
Constituency2: | Washington County |
Office3: | Member of the Vermont House of Representatives |
Term Start3: | 1949 |
Term End3: | 1951 |
Predecessor3: | Andrew Christiansen |
Successor3: | George Sibley |
Constituency3: | East Montpelier |
Term Start4: | 1939 |
Term End4: | 1943 |
Predecessor4: | Roy H. Sibley |
Successor4: | Ralph H. Paine |
Constituency4: | East Montpelier |
Birth Date: | 23 February 1902 |
Birth Place: | East Montpelier, U.S. |
Death Place: | Berlin, Vermont, U.S. |
Resting Place: | Poplar Hill Cemetery, North Montpelier, Vermont, U.S. |
Spouse: | Edith Lillian Ellis (m. 1932) |
Children: | 3 |
Education: | Tufts University (B.S., 1930) |
Occupation: | Farmer Staff, Vermont Employment Security Department President, Vermont State Employees Association |
Carroll L. Coburn (February 23, 1907 – April 10, 1975) was a Vermont farmer and politician who served as President of the Vermont State Senate.
Carroll Leander Coburn was born in East Montpelier, Vermont on February 23, 1907. He was educated at Plainfield High School and Goddard Seminary, and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Tufts University in 1930.[1]
A Republican, Coburn owned and operated Twin Elms Farm in East Montpelier[2] and served in local offices, including school board member.[3]
Coburn served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1939 to 1943.[4] [5]
In 1942 Coburn was elected to the Vermont Senate. He served three terms, 1943 to 1949, and was Senate President from 1947 to 1949.[6]
Coburn was again elected to the Vermont House in 1948, and served one term, 1949 to 1951.[7]
In 1949 Coburn sold his farm and joined the staff of the Vermont Employment Security Department, where he remained until his 1971 retirement. During his tenure with VESD Coburn served as President of the Vermont State Employees Association.[8]
Coburn died in Berlin, Vermont on April 10, 1975.[9] He was buried at Poplar Hill Cemetery, North Montpelier.[10]