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James K. Coyne III | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's8th district | |
| In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Peter H. Kostmayer |
| Succeeded by | Peter H. Kostmayer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Kitchenman Coyne III (1946-11-17)November 17, 1946 (age 79) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | James Kitchenman (great-great-grandfather) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Yale University (BS) Harvard University (MBA) |
James Kitchenman Coyne III (born November 17, 1946) is an American businessman and former politician. From 1981 to 1983, he served one term as aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
James Kitchenman Coyne III was born on November 17, 1946, inFarmville, Virginia,[1] to Pearl Beatrice (née Black) and James Kitchenman Coyne Jr.[2] He is a great-great-grandson ofPhiladelphia manufacturerJames Kitchenman.[citation needed] Coyne graduated fromAbington High School inAbington, Pennsylvania, in 1964. He graduated with aBachelor of Science fromYale University in 1968 and aMBA fromHarvard Business School in 1970.[1]
Coyne worked as a businessman and consultant. He served as lecturer at theWharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1974 to 1979. He was president of Coyne Chemical Corporation from 1971 to 1981.[1]
Coyne was supervisor ofUpper Makefield Township in 1980. He was elected in1980 as a Republican to the97th Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1982.[1]
Coyne served from 1983 to 1985 as a special assistant to PresidentRonald Reagan.[citation needed] He was director of the White House Office of Private Sector Initiatives from 1983 to 1985. He was chief executive officer of the American Consulting Engineers Council from 1985 to 1986. He was president of theAmerican Tort Reform Association from 1986 to 1988.[1] In 1987, he founded Americans to Limit Congressional Terms.[citation needed]
Coyne co-authoredCleaning House withJohn Fund. The publication promoted state referendums to set term limits for members of the U.S. Congress.[citation needed] In 1994, he was chosen president of theNational Air Transportation Association, where he served until 2012.[citation needed]
Coyne married Helen Biddle Mercer on October 24, 1970. They have three children, Alexander Black, Katherine Mercer, and Michael Atkinson.[citation needed] He is a resident ofNewtown, Pennsylvania.[1]
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 8th congressional district 1981–1983 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial) | ||
| Preceded byas Former U.S. Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former U.S. Representative | Succeeded byas Former U.S. Representative |
