Charles Edward Coffin

Charles Edward Coffin

Charles Edward Coffin (born July 18, 1841 in Boston , Massachusetts , †  May 24, 1912 in Muirkirk , Maryland ) was an American politician . Between 1894 and 1897 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles Coffin attended public schools in his home country. In 1863 he came to Muirkirk, Maryland, where he ran the ironworks there. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In 1884 he was a member of the Maryland House of Representatives ; between 1890 and 1894 he was a member of the State Senate . In June 1892 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis .

After the resignation of MP Barnes Compton , Coffin was elected in the due by-election for the fifth seat of Maryland as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on November 6, 1894. At the same time, he was also elected for the following legislative period. This allowed Coffin to remain in Congress until March 3, 1897. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he continued to work in iron processing. He became the owner of the company Muirkirk Blast Furnaces . He died in Muirkirk on May 24, 1912.

Web links

• Charles Edward Coffin in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles Edward Coffin in the database of Find a Grave (English)