▁born ▁in ▁Prov idence , ▁Rh ode ▁Island , ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 3 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁George ▁O . ▁B ourn ▁and ▁H uld ah ▁B . ▁( E dd y ) ▁B ourn ▁and ▁married ▁Elizabeth ▁R . ▁Mor r ill ▁February ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁had ▁five ▁children . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Brown ▁University ▁and ▁later ▁established ▁a ▁successful ▁career ▁in ▁rub ber ▁business , ▁where ▁he ▁started ▁in ▁his ▁father ' s ▁company . ▁He ▁continued ▁the ▁business ▁after ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death ▁and ▁incorpor ated ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁Prov idence ▁Rub ber ▁Company . ▁He ▁also ▁founded ▁the ▁National ▁Rub ber ▁Company , ▁which ▁later ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁former ▁company . ▁ ▁Military ▁service ▁During ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁Bour ne ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Milit ia ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁see ▁active ▁service ▁with ▁the ▁Union ▁Army . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁pay master , ▁with ▁rank ▁of ▁ 2 nd ▁lieutenant , ▁in ▁the ▁Prov idence ▁Hor se ▁Gu ards ▁( PH G ). ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁he ▁was ▁commission ed ▁a ▁first ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁Company ▁A ▁of ▁the ▁P H G . ▁▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁captain ▁of ▁Company ▁A