| COFFIN (Soundex
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— See also
COFF,
COFFEEN,
COFFIA,
COFFIELD,
COFFINBERRY,
COFFINBURG,
COFFING,
COFFRIN,
CONIFF,
CONNIFF,
GOFFIN,
MAGOFFIN,
MCGOFFIN,
WOFFINGTON,
ZOFFINGER.
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See also
Morgan
Lewis Gage —
Chauncey
H. Gage —
Joseph
H. Gaskill —
John
Coffin Jones —
John
Coffin Jones Jr. —
John
Stocker Coffin Knowlton —
Harvey
Harrison Lawson —
William
Penn Lyon —
Warren
C. Philbrook —
Martha
Taaffe —
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.
Born in Massachusetts.
Postmaster at Hudson,
N.Y., 1816; mayor of
Hudson, N.Y., 1821-23.
Burial location unknown.
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Coffin, Alexander H. —
of Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County, 1844.
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 —
of Nantucket, Nantucket
County, Mass.
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1896; Prohibition candidate for Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1905.
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
(1804-1880) —
of New Lisbon (now Lisbon), Columbiana
County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Newburyport, Essex
County, Mass., September
10, 1804.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1837-39.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
28, 1880 (age 75 years, 171
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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Coffin, Charles Emmett
(1849-1934) —
also known as Charles E. Coffin —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Salem, Washington
County, Ind., July 14,
1849.
Real
estate business; banker; Vice-Consul
for Paraguay in Indianapolis,
Ind., 1900-03.
Methodist.
Member, Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
15, 1934 (age 85 years, 93
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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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, Francis P. —
of Florida.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for 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.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Coffin, George —
of Ankeny, Polk
County, Iowa.
Postmaster at Ankeny,
Iowa, 1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Coffin, George E. —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Gordon See J. Gordon
Coffin |
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Coffin, Henry —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Postmaster at Watertown,
N.Y., 1804-06.
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. (born
c.1872) —
of Windsor Locks, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Windsor Locks, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1872.
Republican. Paper
manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windsor Locks, 1907-10;
defeated, 1910.
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.
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, J. Gordon —
of Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ridgefield, 1946.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Coffin, J. P. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,
1880.
Burial location unknown.
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Coffin, James B. —
U.S. Consul in St. Helena, as of 1897.
Burial location unknown.
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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, Leigh F. —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.
Republican. Postmaster at Beatrice,
Neb., 1954-78 (acting, 1954).
Presumed deceased.
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, Marshall F. —
of Waterboro Center, Waterboro, York
County, Maine.
Postmaster at Waterboro
Center, Maine, 1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Martha See Martha
Taaffe |
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Coffin, Max —
Democrat. 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 Union Vale, Dutchess
County, N.Y., June 20,
1836.
Republican. Banker; insurance
business; treasurer and director, New Haven, Middletown &
Willimantic Railroad;
mayor
of Middletown, Conn., 1872-73; member of Connecticut
state senate 22nd District, 1887-90; Governor of
Connecticut, 1895-97.
Congregationalist.
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, 1780; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1793-95; Massachusetts
state treasurer, 1797-1801.
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 District 19, 1864.
Burial location unknown.
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Coffin, Samuel F. (b.
1851) —
of West Newbury, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in West Newbury, Essex
County, Mass., December
27, 1851.
Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Second Essex District, 1903, 1906.
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 Mountain
View 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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Vincent See Owen Vincent
Coffin |
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Coffin, Violet —
of Vermont.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont.
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.
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: Son
of Charles A. Coffin and Alice E. (Gale) Coffin; married 1905 to Mabel
Sands Rees. |
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