Berthold C. Coburn

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]