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 L. Coburn
President pro tempore of the Vermont State Senate
In office
1947–1949
Preceded byJohn A. M. Hinsman
Succeeded byAsa S. Bloomer
Member of the Vermont Senate
In office
1943–1949
Serving with Raymond B. Daniels, Ralph W. Putnam (1943)
Thomas H. Cave, J. Willsie Brisbin (1945)
J. Willsie Brisbin, Mildred Hayden (1947)
Preceded byRaymond B. Daniels, Ralph W. Putnam, Joseph H. Denny
Succeeded byMildred Hayden, Merrill W. Harris, Donald W. Smith
ConstituencyWashington County
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office
1949–1951
Preceded byAndrew Christiansen
Succeeded byGeorge Sibley
ConstituencyEast Montpelier
In office
1939–1943
Preceded byRoy H. Sibley
Succeeded byRalph H. Paine
ConstituencyEast Montpelier
Personal details
Born(1902-02-23)February 23, 1902
East Montpelier, U.S.
DiedApril 10, 1975(1975-04-10) (aged 68)
Berlin, Vermont, U.S.
Resting placePoplar Hill Cemetery, North Montpelier, Vermont, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseEdith Lillian Ellis (m. 1932)
Children3
EducationTufts University (B.S., 1930)
OccupationFarmer
Staff, Vermont Employment Security Department
President, Vermont State Employees Association

Biography

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1947, page 416
  2. ^ Genealogical Publishing Company, Lineages of Members of the National Society of the Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims: 1929–1952, 1952, page 45
  3. ^ Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1945, page 432
  4. ^ Garland Publishing, The New Deal in Vermont, Its Impact and Aftermath, Richard Munson Judd, 1978, page 269
  5. ^ Universalist Publishing House, The Universalist Leader, Volume 122, Issue 39, 1940, page 862
  6. ^ Vermont State Archives and Records Administration Archived April 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Presidents Pro Tempore of the Vermont Senate Since 1870, 2011, page 5
  7. ^ Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1951, page 669
  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. ^ "Carroll Coburn Funeral". Barre Montpelier Times Argus. Barre, VT. April 15, 1975. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
Political offices
Preceded by President pro tempore of the Vermont State Senate
1947–1949
Succeeded by