Colburn may refer to:
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Elanor Colburn
Elanor Colburn (1866 - May 7, 1939) was an American painter
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base wi ...
(1866–1939), American painter
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Elliot Colburn
Elliot Haydn George Colburn (born 6 August 1992) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Carshalton and Wallington since the 2019 general election. Colburn also served as councillor for the C ...
(born 1992), British politician
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Henry Colburn
Henry Colburn (1784 – 16 August 1855) was a British publisher.
Life
Virtually nothing is known about Henry Colburn's parentage or early life, and there is uncertainty over his year of birth. He was well-educated and fluent in French and h ...
(1780s–1855), British publisher
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Jeremiah Colburn (1815–1891), numismatist and antiquarian
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John F. Colburn
John Francis Colburn (September 30, 1859 – March 16, 1920) was a businessman and politician of the Kingdom of Hawaii. He served as the last Minister of the Interior to Queen Liliuokalani. Even though he was part Hawaiian ancestry on his mater ...
(1859–1920), Hawaiian politician
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Lawrence Colburn (1949–2016), US soldier, interventionist in the My Lai Massacre
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Matt Colburn
Matthew Colburn II (born July 27, 1997) is an American football running back for the Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at Wake Forest.
Early life and education
Colburn was born on July ...
(born 1997), American football player
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Richard Colburn
Richard Colburn (born 25 July 1970) is the drummer of the Scottish indie band Belle & Sebastian. Before he joined Belle & Sebastian, he used to sell pies on match days outside Celtic Park and studied Music Business at Stow College. Appears as: ...
(born 1970), musician
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Richard F. Colburn
Richard F. Colburn (born February 9, 1950), a Republican, is a former State Senator for District 37 in Maryland.
Background
Richard Colburn was first elected to the Maryland State Senate in 1994 to represent District 37, which covers Caroline, ...
(born 1950), American politician
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Warren Colburn
Warren Colburn (born in Dedham, Massachusetts, 1 March 1793; died in Lowell, Massachusetts, 13 September 1833) was a Massachusetts businessman, mathematician, and educator.
Biography
His parents were poor, and when a boy he worked in factories i ...
(1793–1833), educator
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Zerah Colburn (locomotive designer)
Zerah Colburn (January 13, 1832 – April 26, 1870) was an American engineer specialising in steam locomotive design, technical journalist and publisher.
Career
Without any formal schooling, Colburn was a teenage prodigy. Barely in his teens a ...
(1832–1870)
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Zerah Colburn (mental calculator)
Zerah Colburn (September 1, 1804 – March 2, 1839) was an American child prodigy of the 19th century who gained fame as a mental calculator.W. W. Rouse Ball (1960) ''Calculating Prodigies'', in Mathematical Recreations and Essays, Macmillan, Ne ...
(1804–1839)
Places
United Kingdom
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Colburn, North Yorkshire
Colburn is a town, civil parish and electoral ward in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England, west of Catterick. It had a population of 4,860 at the 2011 census, rising from 3,606 in 2001.
History
The town takes its name f ...
United States
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Colburn, Indiana
Colburn is a small unincorporated census-designated place in northeastern Washington Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Colburn was origina ...
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Colburn, St. Joseph County, Indiana
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Colburn, Adams County, Wisconsin
Colburn is a town in Adams County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 223 at the 2010 census. The town was most likely named for Sherman Colburn, who immigrated to Wisconsin from Vermont in 1855 and became a farmer in the area.
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Colburn, Chippewa County, Wisconsin
Colburn is a town in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 856 at the 2010 census, up from 727 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Colburn and Huron are located in the town. The unincorporated commu ...
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Colburn (community), Wisconsin
Colburn is a town in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 856 at the 2010 census, up from 727 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Colburn and Huron are located in the town. The unincorporated commu ...
Other uses
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Colburn Automobile Company
The Colburn Automobile Company was a Brass Era car manufacturer in Denver, Colorado. The company produced cars from 1906-1911. in their factory at 15th Street and Colfax Avenue.
Colburns were built as a roadster, and later as a touring car (Mo ...
, Denver, Colorado
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Colburn School
The Colburn School is a private music school in Los Angeles with a focus on music and dance. It consists of four divisions: the Conservatory of Music, Music Academy, Community School of Performing Arts and the Dance Academy. It is located adjac ...
, a music conservatory and performing arts school in Los Angeles
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