Franklin Bound

Republican Representative of Pennsylvania's 14th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

April 9, 1829 (81 years old)

Birthday

August 8, 1910

Death

Served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1860 to 1863.
Participated in the American Civil War, enlisting as a private with Company E of the 28th Pennsylvania Militia, Emergency of 1863.
Attended the 1860 political convention that nominated Andrew Gregg Curtin for governor of Pennsylvania and was a delegate to the 1868 Republican National Convention in Chicago.
Born in Milton, Pennsylvania, and educated in local schools and Milton Academy before studying law and graduating from Easton Law School.
Opened a private law practice in Milton after being admitted to the bar in 1853.
Married to Emma E. Bound, with whom he had a daughter, Nellie (Bound) Davis.
Purchased and edited the Miltonian newspaper for two years starting in 1867.
Served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania’s 14th District from 1885 to 1889.
Chose not to seek renomination in 1888, returning to his legal career until his retirement.
Was a longtime member and master of the Milton Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons.
Experienced a decade-long illness before passing away in 1910 in Milton, Pennsylvania, where he was also buried.