Waldo Colburn
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Waldo Colburn | |
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| Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 2nd Norfolk district | |
| In office 1879–1880 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] | |
| In office 1854–1854 | |
| Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court[1] | |
| In office November 10, 1882 – September 26, 1885[2] | |
| Appointed by | John Davis Long |
| Preceded by | William Crowninshield Endicott |
| Succeeded by | William Sewell Gardner |
| Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court | |
| In office May 27, 1875 – November 10, 1882 | |
| Appointed by | William Gaston |
| Preceded by | Otis Phillips Lord |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 13, 1824[3] |
| Died | September 26, 1885 (aged 60)[2] |
| Party | Whig, Democratic[1] |
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| Children | 2[1] |
| Alma mater | Phillips Andover |
| Occupation | Attorney |
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Waldo Colburn (November 13, 1824 – September 26, 1885) was an American lawyer, jurist and politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Colburn was originally a member of the Whig party and after that party dissolved he became a Democrat.[1] He was a descendant of Nathaniel Colburn, a selectman and signer of the Dedham Covenant.[4]
Colburn attended Harvard Law School from 1848 to 1849[5] studied law in the office of Ira Cleveland,[1] and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar on May 3, 1850.[1]
Political career
In 1856 Colburn was elected to serve in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He was a member of the Dedham, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen, Board of Assessors and, Overseers of the Poor. In 1857 he was the Chairman of the Committee on Parishes, Religious Societies, Etc. In 1858 he was the Chairman of the Committee on Railroads and Canals. In 1870 he was elected to the Massachusetts Senate for the second Norfolk district.[1] He was also a member of the building committee that erected Memorial Hall.[6]
