John P. Coburn

John P. Coburn
Born1811
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 20, 1873 (age 62)
Boston, Massachusetts
Known forAbolitionism
SpouseEmeline Coburn
ChildrenWendell Coburn
RelativesMary 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.

  1. ^ Snodgrass, Mary Ellen (2015). "Coburn, John P.". The Underground Railroad: An Encyclopedia of People, Places, and Operations. Routledge. p. 123. ISBN 9781317454168.
  2. ^ "John Coburn House - Boston African American National Historic Site". National Park Service. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  3. ^ Grover, Kathryn; da Silva, Janine V. (December 31, 2002). "Boston African American National Historic Site" (PDF). Historic Resource Study: 83 – via National Park Service.