Former Assemblyman Harold Colburn Dies At 86

Harold Colburn, a longtime New Jersey lawmaker and public official, has died. He was 86.

Family members say Colburn died Tuesday at a senior living facility in Moorestown.

A Republican who lived in Mount Laurel for many years, Colburn served as a Burlington County freeholder for 13 years before being elected to the Assembly, where he represented the 8th Legislative District. He held that seat for 11 years before resigning in 1995 to become director of the state Board of Medical Examiners.

A dermatologist who practiced in southern New Jersey for many years, Colburn was a graduate of Princeton University. He received his medical degree from Albany Medical College in Albany, N.Y.

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