Franklin Bound
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Franklin Bound was a Republican
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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. He attended the common schools and old Milton Academy. He studied law at Easton, Pennsylvania
, was admitted to the bar in 1853 and commenced practice in Milton. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
from 1860 to 1863. He was a delegate to the 1868 Republican National Convention
. He served as a private in the Militia of 1863, 28th Regiment, Company and was mustered into the United States service and discharged with his regiment.
Bound was elected as a Republican to the Forty-ninth
and Fiftieth
Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1888. He resumed the practice of law and died in Milton in 1910. Interment in Milton Cemetery.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Biography
Franklin Bound was born in Milton, PennsylvaniaMilton, Pennsylvania
Milton is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River, north of Harrisburg. Settled in 1770, it was incorporated in 1817, and is governed by a charter that was revised in 1890...
. He attended the common schools and old Milton Academy. He studied law at Easton, Pennsylvania
Easton, Pennsylvania
Easton is a city in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 26,800 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Northampton County....
, was admitted to the bar in 1853 and commenced practice in Milton. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
Pennsylvania State Senate
The Pennsylvania State Senate has been meeting since 1791. It is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such...
from 1860 to 1863. He was a delegate to the 1868 Republican National Convention
1868 Republican National Convention
The 1868 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States was held in Crosby's Opera House, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, on May 20 to May 21, 1868....
. He served as a private in the Militia of 1863, 28th Regiment, Company and was mustered into the United States service and discharged with his regiment.
Bound was elected as a Republican to the Forty-ninth
49th United States Congress
The Forty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1885 to March 4, 1887, during the first two years...
and Fiftieth
50th United States Congress
The Fiftieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1887 to March 4, 1889, during the third and fourth...
Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1888. He resumed the practice of law and died in Milton in 1910. Interment in Milton Cemetery.