John P. Coburn | |
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Born | 1811 |
Died | January 20, 1873 (age 62) |
Known for | Abolitionism |
Spouse | Emeline Coburn |
Children | Wendell Coburn |
Relatives | Mary Coburn (mother) John Coburn (father) |
John P. Coburn (1811–1873) was a 19th-century African-American abolitionist, civil rights activist, tailor and clothier from Boston, Massachusetts.[1] For most of his life, he resided at 2 Phillips Street in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood. Coburn was one of the wealthiest African Americans in Boston of his time.[2] His property on the North Slope of Beacon Hill had the third highest real property value in an 1850 census.[3] Coburn was heavily involved in abolition-related work within his community, specifically work related to the New England Freedom Association and the Massasoit Guards.