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See also
Warren
Worth Bailey —
Joseph
H. Gaskill —
John
Stocker Coffin Knowlton —
William
Penn Lyon —
Warren
C. Philbrook —
Sumner
Wallace |
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Coffin, A. G. —
of Marysville, Yuba
County, Calif.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1856.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coffin, Albert G., Jr. —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Massachusetts.
U.S. Vice Consul in Bahia, 1917-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coffin, Alexander —
of Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Mayor
of Hudson, N.Y., 1821-23.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coffin, Alexander J. —
Member of New York
state senate 8th District, 1848-49.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coffin, Allen —
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coffin, Bob —
of Nevada.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Coffin, C. W. F. —
of Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Republican. Mayor
of Englewood, N.J.; elected 1943.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coffin, Caleb —
of Greene
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Greene County, 1824.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coffin, Charles Dustin
(1805-1880) —
of Ohio.
Born in Newburyport, Essex
County, Mass., September
9, 1805.
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1837-39.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
28, 1880 (age 74 years, 172
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Coffin, Charles Edward
(1841-1912) —
also known as Charles E. Coffin —
of Muirkirk, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 18,
1841.
Republican. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1884; member of Maryland
state senate, 1890-92; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1894-97.
Died in Muirkirk, Prince
George's County, Md., May 24,
1912 (age 70 years, 311
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Beltsville, Md.
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Craig See E. Craig
Coffin |
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Coffin, E. Craig —
of California.
Green. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 17th District, 1994, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Coffin, E. M. —
of Ord, Valley
County, Neb.
District judge in Nebraska 11th District, 1891-92; appointed 1891.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coffin, Edwin S. —
of Otsego
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County 2nd District, 1851.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coffin, Eugene —
of Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coffin, Frances P. —
of Florida.
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1912 (at-large), 1916 (2nd District).
Burial
location unknown.
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Coffin, Frank Morey
(1919-2009) —
also known as Frank M. Coffin —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, July 11,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Maine
Democratic state chair, 1954-56; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1957-61; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1960; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1965-89.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, December
7, 2009 (age 90 years, 149
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Coffin, Frank R. —
Republican. Idaho state
treasurer, 1891-93.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coffin, Fred J. —
of Somersworth, Strafford
County, N.H.
Delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Somersworth
3rd Ward, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Coffin, George W. —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coffin, George W. —
of Longmont, Boulder
County, Colo.
Mayor
of Longmont, Colo., 1896-97.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coffin, Henry C. —
Republican. Idaho state
treasurer, 1903-07.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coffin, Herbert R. —
of Windsor Locks, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windsor Locks; elected 1906.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coffin, Howard Aldridge
(1877-1956) —
also known as Howard A. Coffin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Middleboro, Plymouth
County, Mass., June 11,
1877.
Son of George Henry Coffin and Jane Clifford (Guild) Coffin.
Republican. Sales representative, Ginn & Company book
publishers, 1901-11; controller, Warren Motor Car
Company, 1911-13; regional manager, Firestone Tire and
Rubber Company, 1913-18; secretary, Detroit Pressed Steel
Company, 1918-21; assistant to president, Cadillac Motor Car
Company, 1921-25; vice-president, later president, White Star Oil Refining
Company, 1925-33; division manager, Socony-Vacuum Oil Company,
1933; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1944, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
28, 1956 (age 78 years, 262
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Coffin, Jared —
of Columbia
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1791-93.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coffin, John E. —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Democrat. Candidate for New
Hampshire state senate 17th District, 1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coffin, John H. —
of Great Barrington, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1860.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coffin, Lorenzo S. —
of Webster
County, Iowa.
Member of Iowa
railroad commission, 1883.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coffin, Max —
Delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Arkansas, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coffin, Nathaniel Wheeler
(1815-1869) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born November
25, 1815.
Whig. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1847-49.
Died August
26, 1869 (age 53 years, 274
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
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Vincent See Owen Vincent
Coffin |
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Coffin, Owen Vincent
(1836-1921) —
also known as O. Vincent Coffin —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Mansfield, Dutchess
County, N.Y., June 20,
1836.
Son of Alexander H. Coffin and Jane (Vincent) Coffin.
Republican. Banker; insurance
business; mayor
of Middletown, Conn., 1872-73; member of Connecticut
state senate 22nd District, 1887-90; Governor of
Connecticut, 1895-97.
Died January
13, 1921 (age 84 years, 207
days).
Interment at Indian
Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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Coffin, Peleg, Jr.
(1756-1805) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Nantucket, Nantucket
County, Mass., November
3, 1756.
Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1793-95.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 6,
1805 (age 48 years, 123
days).
Original interment at Friends
Burial Grounds, Boston, Mass.; reinterment in 1833 at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Coffin, Richard H. —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coffin, Robert
(c.1778-1842) —
of Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born about 1778.
Member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County, 1832.
Died November
28, 1842 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Nine
Partners Burial Ground, Millbrook, N.Y.
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Coffin, Samuel —
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 19th District, 1864.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coffin, Thomas Chalkley
(1887-1934) —
also known as Thomas C. Coffin —
of Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Caldwell, Canyon
County, Idaho, October
25, 1887.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; mayor
of Pocatello, Idaho, 1931-33; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1933-34; died in office
1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Struck
by an automobile on a driveway in the south grounds of the U.S.
Capitol, June 4, 1934, and died four days later at Providence Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1934 (age 46 years, 226
days).
Interment at Mountainview
Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.
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Coffin, Timothy G. —
of New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass.
Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives from New Bedford; elected 1825.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coffin, Trenmore —
of Nevada.
U.S.
Attorney for Nevada, 1883-87.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coffin, V. L. —
of Harrington, Washington
County, Maine.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Coffin,
Vincent See Owen Vincent
Coffin |
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Coffin, Violet —
of Vermont.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1992,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Coffin, William
(1877-1927) —
of Middlesboro, Bell
County, Ky.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
8, 1877.
Son of Charles A. Coffin and Alice E. (Gale) Coffin.
Merchant;
U.S. Consul in Masqat, 1906-07; Tripoli, 1908-10; Jerusalem, 1910-13; U.S. Consul General in Budapest, 1913-17; Christiania, 1917; Stockholm, 1917-18; Berlin, 1919-26.
Died, from heart
disease, in Algiers, Algeria,
February
13, 1927 (age 49 years, 128
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1905
to Mabel Sands Rees. |
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