Frank P. Coburn

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Frank Potter Coburn (December 6, 1858 - November 2, 1932) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.

Born on a farm near West Salem, Wisconsin, Coburn attended the public schools. He engaged in agricultural pursuits near West Salem. He also engaged in the banking business in West Salem. He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election in 1888 to the Fifty-first Congress.

Coburn was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1893). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress. He resumed banking interests and agricultural pursuits near West Salem, Wisconsin. He served as member of the county board of supervisors 1894-1903, serving as chairman in 1902 and 1903. Jury commissioner 1897-1932. Trustee of the county asylum 1907-1932. He served as member of the board of review of income taxes for the county 1912-1926. He died in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on November 2, 1932. He was interred in Hamilton Cemetery, West Salem, Wisconsin.

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• Frank P. Coburn at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress