William J. Coombs | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York | |
| In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 | |
| Preceded by | William C. Wallace |
| Succeeded by | Israel F. Fischer |
| Constituency | 3rd district (1891–93) 4th district (1893–95) |
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| Born | (1833-12-24)December 24, 1833 Jordan, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 12, 1922(1922-01-12) (aged 88) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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William Jerome Coombs (December 24, 1833 – January 12, 1922) was aBourbon Democrat member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromNew York, serving two terms from 1891 to 1895.
Born inJordan, New York, Coombs attended the Jordan Academy there. He moved to New York City in 1850, and in 1855 to Brooklyn. In 1856, he started a business exporting American products, which he did for the next 37 years.
He ran for Congress in 1888 but lost. Coombs ran again in 1890 and was elected as aDemocrat to the52nd United States Congress. He ran for re-election in 1892 and won a seat in the53rd United States Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894.
President Grover Cleveland appointed Coombs a director of theUnion Pacific Railroad in 1894, with a special commission to collect the debts due the United States Government from the various Pacific railroads.
Coombs later served as president of the Manufacturers' Terminal Co., and after that headed the Title Guarantee & Trust Co. of Brooklyn.
In 1904, Coombs became president of theSouth Brooklyn Savings Institution,[1] in which capacity he served until his death on January 12, 1922, aged 88. He was interred inGreen-Wood Cemetery.
His son Charles Adams Coombs married novelistAnne Sheldon Coombs.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 3rd congressional district 1891–1893 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 4th congressional district 1893–1895 | Succeeded by |
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