The Political Graveyard: Politicians in Vehicle Manufacturing in the District of Columbia

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Politicians in Vehicle Manufacturing in the District of Columbia

David Bing (b. 1943) — also known as Dave Bing — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Washington, D.C., November 24, 1943. Played professional basketball for the Detroit Pistons and other teams, 1966-75; named to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990; founder, president, and chairman of Bing Steel (later, The Bing Group), supplier to automobile manufacturers; mayor of Detroit, Mich., 2009-13. Baptist. African ancestry. Still living as of 2020.

Howard Aldridge Coffin (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.

		Relatives: Son of George Henry Coffin and Jane Clifford (Guild) Coffin; married, October 4, 1904, to Abbie Sweetland Ghodey.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Charles Harvey Denby Jr. (1861-1938) — also known as Charles Denby — of Indiana; Washington, D.C. Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., November 14, 1861. U.S. Consul General in Shanghai, as of 1907-09; Vienna, 1909-15; vice-president, Hupp Motor Car Corporation, Detroit, 1915-17. Died in Washington, D.C., February 14, 1938 (age 76 years, 92 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

		Relatives: Son of Charles Harvey Denby and Martha (Fitch) Denby; brother of Edwin Denby; married, March 19, 1895, to Martha Dalzell Orr; father of James Orr Denby; grandson of Graham Newell Fitch; third cousin thrice removed of Jonas Mapes.
		Political families: Conkling-Seymour family of Utica, New York; Mapes-Jennings-Denby-Harrison family of New York and Arizona; Denby-Fitch family of Evansville, Indiana; Tyler family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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