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 wit ...
(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 Che ...
(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
Jeremiah Colburn (12 January 1815 – 30 December 1891) was a Boston numismatist. He also collected various other things.
Biography
He lived his whole life in Boston. He made his living first (1830) as a clerk, then as a merchant (until 1852 ...
(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 Hawaiian Kingdom, Kingdom of Hawaii. He served as the last Ministry of the Interior (Hawaii), Minister of the Interior to Queen Liliʻuokalani, ...
(1859–1920), Hawaiian politician
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Lawrence Colburn
Lawrence Manley Colburn (July 6, 1949 – December 13, 2016) was a United States Army veteran who, while serving as a helicopter gunner in the Vietnam War, intervened in the March 16, 1968 Mỹ Lai massacre.
Born in Coulee Dam, Washington, Colbu ...
(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 in ...
(1793–1833), educator
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Zerah Colburn (locomotive designer) (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, N ...
(1804–1839)
Places
United Kingdom
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Colburn, North Yorkshire
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 originally ...
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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
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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 commun ...
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 (automobile), roadster, and late ...
, Denver, Colorado
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Colburn School, a music conservatory and performing arts school in Los Angeles
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