Appointed as a delegate to the 1860 political convention at which Andrew Gregg Curtin was nominated to be his party's candidate for governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,[4] Bound was also a delegate to the post-war Republican National Convention in Chicago, Illinois in 1868.[5]
Bound also subsequently studied law, and graduated from the Easton Law School in Easton, Pennsylvania.[8] Admitted to the bar in 1853, he then opened a private law practice in Milton.[9]
Married to Emma E. Bound (1849–1917), he and his wife were the parents of Nellie (Bound) Davis (1886–1967).[15] They resided at 139 South Front Street in Milton, Pennsylvania.[16]
After purchasing the Miltonian newspaper in 1867, Franklin Bound served as that publication's editor for two years.[17][18]
Elected as a Republican to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth sessions of the United States Congress, Bound was also chosen to serve as a delegate to the 1868 Republican National Convention,[19] but was not a candidate for renomination in 1888, opting instead to resume his legal career, which he continued until his retirement at the turn of the century.[20][21]
A longtime member of the Free and Accepted Masons who had served as master of the Milton Lodge in 1855, Bound remained active with the F. & A.M. for many years.[22]
Illness, death and interment
Ailing for roughly a decade during the opening years of the 20th century, Bound died[23] at his home in Milton on the morning of August 8, 1910.[24] Following funeral services, he was buried at the Milton Cemetery in Milton, Pennsylvania.[25][26][27]
References
^Kestenbaum, Lawrence."Bound, Franklin." Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Political Graveyard, 2015.
^"Bound, Franklin," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: United States Congress, retrieved online February 14, 2008.
^Gayley, Alice J. "Militia of 1863: 28th Regiment." Brookville, Pennsylvania: "Pennsylvania in the Civil War," retrieved online February 23, 2019.
^"Former State Senator Dead" (Franklin Bound's death announcement). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Harrisburg Telegraph, August 9, 1910, p. 2.
^"Bound, Franklin," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, United States Congress.
^Kestenbaum, "Bound, Franklin," The Political Graveyard.
^"Bound, Franklin," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, United States Congress.
^"Franklin Bound Dead in Milton: Former Congressman and State Senator Passes Away at Age of 81 Years: Helped to Nominate Curtin for Governor," Williamsport Sun-Gazette, August 9, 1910, p. 6.
^Gayley, Alice J. "Militia of 1863: 28th Regiment." Brookville, Pennsylvania: "Pennsylvania in the Civil War," retrieved online February 23, 2019.
^"Bound, Franklin," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, United States Congress.
^"Franklin Bound Died Yesterday," Mount Carmel Item, August 9, 2010, p. 4.
^"Home of Franklin Bound 139 S Front Street," in Milton History: A Pictorial History of Milton, PA. Milton, Pennsylvania: Milton Historical Society, retrieved online February 23, 2019.
^"Franklin Bound Dead in Milton: Former Congressman and State Senator Passes Away at Age of 81 Years: Helped to Nominate Curtin for Governor," Williamsport Sun-Gazette, August 9, 1910, p. 6.
^"Franklin Bound Died Yesterday," Mount Carmel Item, August 9, 2010, p. 4.
^Kestenbaum, "Bound, Franklin," The Political Graveyard.
^"Bound, Franklin," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, United States Congress.
^"Franklin Bound Dead in Milton: Former Congressman and State Senator Passes Away at Age of 81 Years: Helped to Nominate Curtin for Governor," Williamsport Sun-Gazette, August 9, 1910, p. 6.
^"Franklin Bound Died Yesterday," Mount Carmel Item, August 9, 2010, p. 4.
^"Former State Senator Dead" (Franklin Bound's death announcement), Harrisburg Telegraph, August 9, 1910, p. 2.
^"Franklin Bound Died Yesterday," Mount Carmel Item, August 9, 2010, p. 4.
^Kestenbaum, "Bound, Franklin," The Political Graveyard.
^"Bound, Franklin," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, United States Congress.
^"Franklin Bound Dead in Milton: Former Congressman and State Senator Passes Away at Age of 81 Years: Helped to Nominate Curtin for Governor," Williamsport Sun-Gazette, August 9, 1910, p. 6.