Franklin Bound

Franklin Bound
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 14th district
In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889
Preceded by	Samuel F. Barr
Succeeded by	John W. Rife
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
In office 1860-1863
Personal details
Born	April 9, 1829 Milton, Pennsylvania
Died	August 8, 1910 (aged 81)
Political party	Republican

Franklin Bound (April 9, 1829 – August 8, 1910) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography

Franklin Bound was born in Milton, Pennsylvania. 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.

References

• Franklin Bound at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-02-14
• The Political Graveyard
• Franklin Bound at Find a Grave