COFFIN(SoundexC150)—See alsoCOFF,COFFEEN,COFFIA,COFFIELD,COFFINBERRY,COFFINBURG,COFFING,COFFRIN,CONIFF,CONNIFF,GOFFIN,MAGOFFIN,MCGOFFIN,WOFFINGTON,ZOFFINGER.
| |  COFFIN:See alsoMorganLewis Gage —ChaunceyH. Gage —JosephH. Gaskill —JohnCoffin Jones —JohnCoffin Jones Jr. —JohnStocker Coffin Knowlton —HarveyHarrison Lawson —WilliamPenn Lyon —SumnerPeter Mills Jr. —JanetTrafton Mills —WarrenCoffin Philbrook —MarthaTaaffe —SumnerWallace | | Coffin, A. G. — of Marysville,YubaCounty, Calif.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1856.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, Albert G., Jr. — of Massachusetts. Born in Massachusetts. U.S. Vice Consul inBahia, 1917-18.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, Alexander — of Hudson,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.Born in Massachusetts. Postmaster atHudson,N.Y., 1816;mayor ofHudson, N.Y., 1821-23.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, Alexander H. — ofDutchessCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County, 1844.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, Alexander J. — Member ofNew Yorkstate senate 8th District, 1848-49.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, Allen — of Nantucket,NantucketCounty, Mass.Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1896; Prohibition candidate forMassachusettsstate attorney general, 1905.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, Bob — of Nevada. Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1996.Still living as of 1996. | | Coffin, C. W. Floyd — of Englewood,BergenCounty, N.J.Republican.Mayorof Englewood, N.J.; elected 1943.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, Caleb — ofGreeneCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Greene County, 1824.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, Charles Dustin(1804-1880) —of New Lisbon (now Lisbon),ColumbianaCounty, Ohio; Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.,September10, 1804.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1837-39.Died in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,February28, 1880 (age75 years, 171days).Interment atSpringGrove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. | | Coffin, Charles Edward(1841-1912) —also known asCharles E. Coffin — of Muirkirk,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 18,1841.Republican. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1884; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1890-92;U.S.Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1894-97.Died in Muirkirk,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,May 24,1912 (age70 years, 311days).Interment atSt.John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Beltsville, Md. | | Coffin, Charles Emmett(1849-1934) —also known asCharles E. Coffin — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Salem,WashingtonCounty, Ind.,July 14,1849.Realestate business;banker;Vice-Consulfor Paraguay inIndianapolis,Ind., 1900-04.Methodist.Member,OptimistClub;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,October15, 1934 (age85 years, 93days).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. | | Coffin,CraigSeeE. CraigCoffin | | Coffin, Daniel — of Nantucket,NantucketCounty, Mass.U.S.Collector of Customs at Nantucket, Mass., Massachusetts, 1816.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, E. Craig — of California. Green. Candidate forU.S.Representative from California 17th District, 1994, 2000.Still living as of 2000. | | Coffin, E. M. — of Ord,ValleyCounty, Neb.District judge in Nebraska 11th District, 1891-92; appointed 1891. Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, Edward H. — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Republican. Member ofMissouriRepublican State Committee, 1908.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, Edwin S. — ofOtsegoCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Otsego County 2nd District, 1851.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, Eugene — of Cobleskill,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1884.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin,FloydSeeC. W. FloydCoffin | | Coffin, Francis P. — of Florida. Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida,1908;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Florida, 1912 (at-large), 1916 (2nd District).Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, Frank Morey(1919-2009) —also known asFrank M. Coffin — of Lewiston,AndroscogginCounty, Maine.Born in Lewiston,AndroscogginCounty, Maine,July 11,1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;MaineDemocratic state chair, 1954-56;U.S.Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1957-61; candidate forGovernor ofMaine, 1960;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1965-89.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society.Died in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,December7, 2009 (age90 years, 149days).Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, Frank R. — Republican.Idahostate treasurer, 1891-93.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, Fred J. — of Somersworth,StraffordCounty, N.H.Delegateto New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Somersworth3rd Ward, 1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, Frederick J. — of Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.Whig. Postmaster atNewburyport,Mass., 1850-53.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, George — of Ankeny,PolkCounty, Iowa.Postmaster atAnkeny,Iowa, 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, George E. — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Socialist. Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for NewYork,1900.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, George W. — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1884.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, George W. — of Longmont,BoulderCounty, Colo.Mayorof Longmont, Colo., 1896-97.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin,GordonSeeJ. GordonCoffin | | Coffin, Henry — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Postmaster atWatertown,N.Y., 1804-06.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, Henry C. — Republican.Idahostate treasurer, 1903-07.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, Herbert R. (bornc.1872) —of Windsor Locks,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Windsor Locks,HartfordCounty, Conn., about 1872.Republican.Papermanufacturer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Windsor Locks, 1907-10;defeated, 1910.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, Howard Aldridge(1877-1956) —also known asHoward A. Coffin — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Middleboro,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,June 11,1877.Republican. Sales representative, Ginn & Companybookpublishers, 1901-11; controller, WarrenMotor CarCompany, 1911-13; regional manager, FirestoneTireandRubberCompany, 1913-18; secretary, DetroitPressedSteel Company, 1918-21; assistant to president, CadillacMotor CarCompany, 1921-25; vice-president, later president, White StarOilRefining Company, 1925-33; division manager, Socony-VacuumOilCompany, 1933;U.S.Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1947-49; defeated,1944, 1948.Baptist.Member,Rotary.Died inWashington,D.C.,February28, 1956 (age78 years, 262days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Coffin, J. Gordon — of Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Ridgefield, 1946.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, J. P. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,1880.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, James B. — U.S. Consul inSt. Helena, as of 1897.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, Jared — ofColumbiaCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Columbia County, 1791-93.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, John E. — of Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Democrat. Candidate forNewHampshire state senate 17th District, 1902.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, John H. — of Great Barrington,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1860.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, Leigh F. — of Beatrice,GageCounty, Neb.Republican. Postmaster atBeatrice,Neb., 1954-78 (acting, 1954).Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.  | Coffin, Lorenzo Sweet(1822-1915) —also known asLorenzo S. Coffin — of Fort Dodge,WebsterCounty, Iowa.Born in Alton,BelknapCounty, N.H.,April10, 1822.Farmer;schoolteacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War;superintendentof schools; prominent railroad worker safety advocate; theRailroad Safety Appliance Act, which he championed, dramaticallyreduced loss of life among railroad employees; member ofIowarailroad commission, 1883; Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofIowa, 1906; United Christian candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1908.Free WillBaptist. Member,Anti-SaloonLeague;GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Fort Dodge,WebsterCounty, Iowa,January17, 1915 (age92 years, 282days).Interment atWillowedge Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.| |  Relatives: Sonof Rev. Stephen Coffin and Deborah (Philbrook) Coffin; married1843 toCynthia T. Curtiss; married1856 to MaryChase. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: History of Iowa From theEarliest Times .. (1903) |
| | Coffin, Marshall F. — of Waterboro Center, Waterboro,YorkCounty, Maine.Postmaster atWaterboroCenter, Maine, 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin,MarthaSeeMarthaTaaffe | | Coffin, Max — Democrat. Delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention fromArkansas, 1896.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, Nathaniel Wheeler(1815-1869) —of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.BornNovember25, 1815.Whig. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1847-49.DiedAugust26, 1869 (age53 years, 274days).Interment atForestHills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass. | | Coffin, O.VincentSeeOwen VincentCoffin | | Coffin, Owen Vincent(1836-1921) —also known asO. Vincent Coffin — of Middletown,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Born in Union Vale,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,June 20,1836.Republican.Banker;insurancebusiness; treasurer and director, New Haven, Middletown &WillimanticRailroad;mayorof Middletown, Conn., 1872-73; member ofConnecticutstate senate 22nd District, 1887-90;Governor ofConnecticut, 1895-97.Congregationalist.DiedJanuary13, 1921 (age84 years, 207days).Interment atIndianHill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn. | | Coffin, Peleg, Jr.(1756-1805) —of Massachusetts. Born in Nantucket,NantucketCounty, Mass.,November3, 1756.Member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1780;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1793-95;Massachusettsstate treasurer, 1797-1801.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March 6,1805 (age48 years, 123days).Original interment atFriendsBurial Grounds, Boston, Mass.; reinterment in 1833 atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. | | Coffin, Richard H. — of Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromAlabama,1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, Robert(c.1778-1842) —ofDutchessCounty, N.Y.Born about 1778. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County, 1832.DiedNovember28, 1842 (ageabout 64years).Interment atNinePartners Burial Ground, Millbrook, N.Y. | | Coffin, Samuel — Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 19, 1864.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, Samuel F. (b.1851) —of West Newbury,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in West Newbury,EssexCounty, Mass.,December27, 1851.Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Second Essex District, 1903, 1906.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, Thomas Chalkley(1887-1934) —also known asThomas C. Coffin — of Pocatello,BannockCounty, Idaho.Born in Caldwell,CanyonCounty, Idaho,October25, 1887.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;mayorof Pocatello, Idaho, 1931-33;U.S.Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1933-34; died in office1934.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Struckby an automobile on a driveway in the south grounds of theU.S.Capitol, June 4, 1934, and died four days later at ProvidenceHospital,Washington,D.C.,June 8,1934 (age46 years, 226days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho. | | Coffin, Timothy G. — of New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives from New Bedford; elected 1825.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, Trenmore — of Nevada.U.S.Attorney for Nevada, 1883-87.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin, V. L. — of Harrington,WashingtonCounty, Maine.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,1904.Burial location unknown. | | Coffin,VincentSeeOwen VincentCoffin | | Coffin, Violet — of Vermont. Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Vermont,1992;Democratic Presidential Elector for Vermont,2000(voted forAlGore andJosephI. Lieberman).Female.Still living as of 2000. | | Coffin, William(1877-1927) —of Middlesboro,BellCounty, Ky.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October8, 1877.Merchant;U.S. Consul inMasqat, 1906-07;Tripoli, 1908-10;Jerusalem, 1910-13; U.S. Consul General inBudapest, 1913-17;Christiania, 1917;Stockholm, 1917-18;Berlin, 1919-26.Died, fromheartdisease, in Algiers,Algeria,February13, 1927 (age49 years, 128days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles A. Coffin and Alice E. (Gale) Coffin; married1905 to MabelSands Rees. |
| | Coffin, William C. — of Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.Republican. Postmaster atNewburyport,Mass., 1911-16.Burial location unknown.
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