Harold E. Cobourn

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Harold E. Cobourn
Member of the MarylandHouseofDelegates
from the Cecil County district
In office
1935–1938

Harold E. Cobourn (died June 5, 1938) was an American politician and lawyer from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland Senate from 1935 to his death in 1938.

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Early life

Harold E. Cobourn was born to Lydia and Hiram Cobourn. He graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law. [1] [2] His brother was Frederick Lee Cobourn. [2]

Career

After graduating, Cobourn started practicing law in Perryville. [2] Cobourn was one of three attorneys who unsuccessful defended state labor commissioner Harry T. Phoebus. [1]

Cobourn was a Democrat. He served as a member of the Maryland Senate from 1935 to his death in 1938. [1] [3] In 1936, he worked as an investigator for the states road commission. In 1938, he announced that he was running to be an associate judge of the second judicial circuit court, challenging Thomas J. Keating. [1] [2] [4]

Personal life

Cobourn married Katherine Fahey, niece of Havre de Grace mayor Michael H. Fahey. [2] He was friends with Governor Harry Nice. [4] In 1936, Cobourn was adopted by an Indian tribe of the Elk River Reservation and was given the name "Flying Eagle". [5]

Cobourn died from a brain hemorrhage on June 5, 1938, at the age of 44, after getting in an automobile crash during his campaign tour near North East. He died at Union Hospital in Elkton. [1] [2] He was buried at Mount Erin Cemetery. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Harold Cobourn Killed in Wreck". The Daily News. June 6, 1938. p. 10. Retrieved June 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Crash Kills H. E. Cobourn, State Senator". The Baltimore Sun . June 6, 1938. p. 16. Retrieved June 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. ↑ "Historical List, Senate, Cecil County (1838-1966)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. September 30, 1999. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Senator Cobourn Dies in Auto Crash". The Baltimore Sun . June 6, 1938. p. 12. Retrieved June 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. ↑ "3 Services Held in Cobourn Burial". The Baltimore Sun . June 9, 1938. p. 16. Retrieved June 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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