Frank P. Coburn

Frank Potter Coburn (* December 6, 1858 at West Salem, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, † November 2, 1932 in La Crosse, Wisconsin ) was an American politician. Between 1891 and 1893 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Frank Coburn attended the common schools and then worked in agriculture. Soon, he joined in the banking business in West Salem. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party. In 1888 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress yet. In the congressional elections of 1890, he was then in the seventh constituency of Wisconsin in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of the Republican Ormsby B. Thomas on March 4, 1891. Since he Republican George B. Shaw defeated in the elections of 1892, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1893.

After his retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives sat Coburn its previous activities in agriculture and in the banking industry continued. Between 1894 and 1903 he was a member of the County Council ( County Board of Supervisors ) in La Crosse County. In the last two years, he served as its chairman. From 1897 to 1932 Coburn was also a member of the jury commission. Since 1907 he was also curator of the mental hospital in his County. He also was a member of 1912-1926 the Tax Commission in La Crosse County. Frank Coburn died on November 2, 1932 in La Crosse and was buried in his native West Salem.