Franklin Bound
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Franklin Bound (April 9, 1829–August 8, 1910) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
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 one of the emergency regiments called for the defense of the State 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.
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| Preceded by Samuel F. Barr |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district 1885-1889 |
Succeeded by John W. Rife |
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