Carroll L. Coburn Explained

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.

Biography

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]

Notes and References

  1. Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1947, page 416
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=kDcRAQAAMAAJ&q=%22east+montpelier%22+%22Twin+Elms%22 Genealogical Publishing Company
  3. Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1945, page 432
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=6UklAAAAMAAJ&q=carroll+coburn+%22%22east+montpelier%22+representative Garland Publishing
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=FcHmAAAAMAAJ&q=carroll+coburn+%22%22east+montpelier%22+representative Universalist Publishing House
  6. http://vermont-archives.org/govhistory/Officials/PDF/PresProTempore.pdf Vermont State Archives and Records Administration
  7. https://books.google.com/books?id=EtYGAQAAIAAJ&q=coburn Vermont Secretary of State
  8. United Press International, Ex-Legislator Dies, Bennington Banner, April 10, 1975
  9. Social Security Death Index, entry for Carroll L. Coburn, accessed July 1, 2012
  10. News: April 15, 1975 . Carroll Coburn Funeral . . Barre, VT . 15 . Newspapers.com.