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John M. Coghlan | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1871 - March 3, 1873 | |
| Preceded by | James A. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | John K. Luttrell |
| Member of theCalifornia State Assembly | |
| In office 1865 - 1867 | |
| United States Attorney for the Northern District of California | |
| In office 1876 - 1878 | |
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| Born | December 8, 1835 |
| Died | March 26, 1879 (aged 43) |
| Resting place | Mountain View Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
John Maxwell Coghlan (December 8, 1835 – March 26, 1879) was aCaliforniaRepublican politician who representedCalifornia's 3rd congressional district in the42nd United States Congress from 1871 to 1873.
Coghlan was born inLouisville, Kentucky and moved with his parents toIllinois in 1847, and again in 1850 to California during theCalifornia Gold Rush, where they settled inSuisun City.[1]
Coghlan studied law and was admitted to the bar and practiced in Suisun City.
He was a member of theCalifornia State Assembly from 1865 to 1867, representingNapa andLake counties.
He was elected as a Republican to the 42nd Congress (1871–1873), but lost his bid for reelection in 1872 to DemocratJohn K. Luttrell.
He was theUnited States Attorney for the Northern District of California from 1876 to 1878, and was appointed Chief Justice of the Territorial Utah Supreme Court, and confirmed by theUnited States Senate,[2] but declined to serve.[3] He practiced law inOakland, California until his death in 1879.[1] He is buried inMountain View Cemetery.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Republican | John M. Coghlan | 18,503 | 51.7 | |||
| Democratic | George Pearce | 17,309 | 48.3 | |||
| Total votes | 35,812 | 100.0 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Democratic | John K. Luttrell | 14,032 | 51.7 | |||
| Republican | John M. Coghlan (Incumbent) | 13,105 | 48.3 | |||
| Total votes | 27,137 | 100.0 | ||||
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| Preceded by W. B. H. Dodson | California State Assemblyman, 18th District (Napa/Lake County seat) 1865–1867 | Succeeded by John C. Crigler |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's 3rd congressional district 1871–1873 | Succeeded by |
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