Frederick Spaulding Coolidge | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's11th district | |
| In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | Rodney Wallace |
| Succeeded by | William F. Draper |
| Member of the Board of Selectmen Westminster, Massachusetts[1] | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1875–1875 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 7, 1841 |
| Died | June 8, 1906 (1906-06-09) (aged 64) Fitchburg, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Pleasant Cemetery,Westminster, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse | Ellen Drusilla Allen |
| Children | 3, includingMarcus A. Coolidge |
| Profession | Businessman, chair manufacturer |
Frederick Spaulding Coolidge (December 7, 1841 – June 8, 1906) was aU.S. representative fromMassachusetts and the father ofUnited States senatorMarcus Allen Coolidge.
Born to Charles and Nancy (Spaulding) Coolidge inWestminster, Massachusetts, he was a descendant on his father's side ofThomas Hastings who came from theEast Anglia region of England to theMassachusetts Bay Colony in 1634. Coolidge attended the common schools.He began his career working at his father's chair factory, however in 1876 his father's factory burned down.[2] After the destruction of his father's factory Coolidge became manager of the Boston Chair Manufacturing Co. in Ashburnham, Massachusetts[2] and later of the Leominster Rattan Works.[2]Coolidge was a member of the Board of Selectmen of his native town for three years.He served as member of the Democratic State Central Committee.
Coolidge served as member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives in 1875.
Coolidge was elected as aDemocrat to theFifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893).
While in Congress Coolidge served on the Committee on Pacific Railroads and on the Select Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands in the United States.[2]He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892 to theFifty-third Congress.He retired from active business pursuits.
His daughter, Cora Helen Coolidge, went on to be president of Pennsylvania College for Women (nowChatham University).[3][4]
Coolidge died inFitchburg, Massachusetts, on June 8, 1906. He was interred in Mount Pleasant Cemetery,Westminster, Massachusetts.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 11th congressional district March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1893 | Succeeded by |
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