American politician
Berthold C. Coburn (January 14, 1899[1] – February 28, 1956) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Vermont House of Representatives.[1][2]
Life and career
Coburn was a native of Belvidere, Vermont on January 14, 1899.[3] He attended the local schools and the T. N. Vail School of Agriculture.[3] In 1921, he graduated from the Vermont School of Agriculture.[3] Coburn settled in Chelsea, where he worked as a cooperative fire insurance agent.[1]
Active in politics as a Democrat, Coburn served as chairman of the Chelsea Democratic Committee and the Orange County Democratic Committee, in addition to serving on the Vermont Democratic Committee for eight years.[3] He also served in local offices including justice of the peace and town lister.[3] In 1946, he was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for governor of Vermont.[3] Coburn served in the Vermont House of Representatives[2] from 1953 to 1955.
Coburn was the husband of Gertrude M. Walker; they were married until her death in 1955, and had no children.[3] He died at his brother's home in Chelsea on February 28, 1956, at the age of 57.[4]
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