Horace Hopkins Coolidge | |
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| President of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1870–1872 | |
| Preceded by | George O. Brastow |
| Succeeded by | George B. Loring |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1869–1872 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[2][1] | |
| In office 1865[1]–1867[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 11, 1832[3] |
| Died | February 3, 1912 (aged 79)[4] |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Eunice Maria Weeks[2] |
| Children | William Williamson Coolidge, Louisa Maria Coolidge, Alice Coolidge, and Charles Cummings Coolidge.[4] |
| Residence(s) | Boston, MA |
| Alma mater | Harvard College, 1852;[1]Harvard Law School, 1856[1] |
Horace Hopkins Coolidge (February 11, 1832 – February 3, 1912) was aMassachusetts lawyer and politician who served in theMassachusetts House of Representatives,[2] and as a member andPresident of theMassachusetts Senate.
Coolidge was born on February 11, 1832, inBoston, Massachusetts, to Amos and Louisa (Hopkins) Coolidge.[3][1]
Coolidge attendedBoston Latin School, andHarvard College, from which he graduatedPhi Beta Kappa[5] in 1852.[1] He received his A.M. from Harvard in 1855, and his LL.B. in 1856.[6]
Coolidge started his career as an "eminent lawyer" in Boston. He served as a Master in Chancery and Commissioner of Insolvency. He was elected to theMassachusetts House of Representatives[2] from 1865 to 1867,[1] and to theMassachusetts Senate from 1869 to 1872. He served asPresident of theMassachusetts Senate during his last three years in theSenate.[1][6]
Horace Hopkins Coolidge was a direct descendant of John and Mary Coolidge of Watertown, Massachusetts, formerly of Cottenham, England. They sailed to America in 1630 with the famousArbella fleet led by Governor John Winthrop.
On October 27,[7] 1857 Horace Coolidge married Eunice Maria Weeks.[2][1] They had four children: William Williamson Coolidge, Louisa Maria Coolidge, Alice Coolidge, and Charles Cummings Coolidge.[4][6] W.W. Coolidge was a lawyer, city councillor, and city solicitor in Salem, Massachusetts. He married Helen Whittington Mills. Louisa Maria Coolidge married Alfred Dennis Hurd of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the couple resided in Salem, Massachusetts. Hurd's father, Melancthon Montgomery Hurd, was co-founder of Hurd & Houghton, a publishing company. Today, it is Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Alfred D. Hurd was also involved in the family publishing business. The couple had two children: Marjorie and John Coolidge Hurd. Alice Coolidge died young and unmarried. Charles Cummings Coolidge spent his life at sea and as a sheep rancher in Australia and Montana. He died unmarried.[6]
Coolidge died on February 3, 1912, at his home at 7 Court Square, inBoston, Massachusetts.[4] He is buried atMount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his wife and many of his descendants.[6]
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| Preceded by | President of the Massachusetts Senate 1870 1872 | Succeeded by |
