Charles E. Coon

Charles Edward Coon (born March 15, 1842 in Allegany County , New York , †  January 8, 1920 in Port Townsend , Washington ) was an American politician . Between 1905 and 1909 he was Deputy Governor of the State of Washington.

Career

Between 1861 and 1863 Charles Coon took as a soldier in the Union army on the civil war in part. He then worked for the Treasurer of the United States in Washington, DC between 1864 and 1885 . There he held various offices. By the end of his time in Washington, he'd made it to the position of Assistant Secretary . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In 1892 he ran for the US House of Representatives unsuccessfully in New York State . He later moved to Washington State, where he became President of the Port Townsend Mercantile Company in 1897 .

In June 1900, Coon took part as a delegate at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia , at which President William McKinley was nominated for re-election. Between 1902 and 1906 and again from 1917 to 1919 he was mayor of Port Townsend. In 1904, Coon was elected Lieutenant Governor of Washington alongside Albert E. Mead . He held this office between 1905 and 1909. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate . He took up his last political office in 1919. At that time he was elected to the Washington House of Representatives. He held this mandate until his death on January 8, 1920.

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