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| Born | (1906-09-07)September 7, 1906 |
| Died | May 31, 2000(2000-05-31) (aged 93) Lebanon, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Burial place | Plymouth Notch Cemetery,Plymouth, Vermont, U.S. |
| Education | Amherst College |
| Occupations | Railroad executive, businessman, entrepreneur |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Children | 2 |
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John Coolidge (September 7, 1906 – May 31, 2000)[1] was an American executive, businessman, and entrepreneur with theNew York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad.[2] He was the first son ofCalvin Coolidge, the 30thpresident of the United States (1923–1929) andGrace Coolidge, theFirst Lady of the United States from 1923 to 1929.
John Coolidge was born inNorthampton, Massachusetts, on September 7, 1906. He was the elder of the two children ofCalvin Coolidge (1872–1933) andGrace Anna Goodhue (1879–1957). In his autobiography, Calvin Coolidge recorded his impressions of the birth of his first son: "The fragrance of theclematis which covered the bay window filled the room like a benediction where the mother lay with her baby. It was all very wonderful to us."[3] On July 7, 1924, his younger brother, Calvin Jr., died fromblood poisoning due to a blister on his foot.[1]
Coolidge attendedMercersburg Academy inMercersburg, Pennsylvania, and graduated in 1924. He then enrolled atAmherst College, his father's alma mater.[1]
He was an executive with theNew York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. He served as president of the Connecticut Manifold Forms Company until 1960, when he reopened the Plymouth Cheese Corporation[2] inPlymouth at the historic village. He helped start the Coolidge Foundation and his gifts of buildings, land, and artifacts were instrumental in creating thePresident Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site.
Well into his 80s, Coolidge was seen shuttling back and forth from his home near the Calvin Coolidge Historical Site to collect his mail at the old post office located on the historic site. He was reportedly a charming and excited talker who would still answer visitors' questions about his father or his family, and who would, on occasion, give a rare personal interview.[1]
On September 23, 1929, atPlainville, Connecticut, he married Florence Trumbull.[1][4] She was born on November 30, 1904, at Plainville, Connecticut, the daughter of Connecticut governorJohn H. Trumbull and Maud Pierce Usher. The Coolidges had two daughters:
Florence died on February 15, 1998, at Plymouth Notch, Vermont, and Coolidge died on May 31, 2000, atLebanon,Grafton County, New Hampshire.[1] He was buried beside his wife, parents, brother, and several generations of theCoolidge family in thePlymouth Notch Cemetery atPlymouth,Windsor County, Vermont.
Coolidge's family had deep roots inNew England. His earliest American ancestor, John Coolidge, emigrated fromCottenham, Cambridgeshire, England, around 1630 and settled inWatertown, Massachusetts.[6] Coolidge was also descended as follows fromEdmund Rice, who arrived at Watertown in 1638 and settled inSudbury, Massachusetts:[7]
He was also a descendant (on his mother's side) ofRichard Warren, who arrived at Plymouth in November 1620 aboard theMayflower. Warren was also the 12th signer of theMayflower Compact.
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