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Harold L. Colburn Jr.

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Harold L. Colburn Jr.
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 8th Legislative District
In office
September 12, 1984 – March 1, 1995
Serving with Robert C. Shinn Jr.
Preceded byRobert J. Meyer
Succeeded byMartha W. Bark
Personal details
Born(1925-10-02)October 2, 1925
Orange, New Jersey
DiedMay 1, 2012(2012-05-01) (aged 86)
Moorestown, New Jersey
Political partyRepublican

Harold L. Colburn Jr. (October 2, 1925 – May 1, 2012) was an American physician and politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 8th Legislative District from 1984 to 1995.[1]

Early life

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Born in Orange, Coburn attended Montclair High School in nearby Montclair.[2] After graduating in 1947 from Princeton University, he earned his medical degree at Albany Medical College.

Career

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Colburn, a practicing dermatologist, served on the Burlington County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1971 to 1984 and represented the 8th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1984 to 1995.[3]

Personal life

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A resident of Mount Laurel, Coburn died on May 1, 2012, in Moorestown, New Jersey at age 86.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Courier-Post from Camden, New Jersey on November 8, 1989 · Page 15". Newspapers.com. 1989-11-08. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  2. ^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, Volume 206, Part 1, p. 239. J.A. Fitzgerald., 1994. Accessed June 8, 2020. "Assemblyman Colburn was born in Orange on Oct. 2, 1925. He attended Montclair High School, and was graduated from Princeton University in 1947."
  3. ^ a b "Dr. Harold L. Colburn Jr." Archived 2020-06-08 at the Wayback Machine, Burlington County Times, May 4, 2012. Accessed June 8, 2020. "Dr. Harold L. Colburn of Mount Laurel died Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at the Brandywine Senior Living Center in Moorestown. He was 86."