George Coe (politician)

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George Alonzo Coe (born August 16, 1811 in Rush , Monroe County , New York , †  October 21, 1869 in Coldwater , Michigan ) was an American politician . Between 1855 and 1859 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Michigan.

Career

George Coe grew up on his father's farm in Illinois and attended public schools there. After a subsequent law degree in Rochester and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Coldwater from 1839 in this profession. Politically, he was a member of the Whig Party at the time . In 1840 he was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives; in 1846 and 1847 he was a member of the State Senate . After the dissolution of the Whigs, he joined the then-founded Republican Party .

In 1854, Coe was elected Lieutenant Governor of Michigan as the first Republican to side with Kinsley S. Bingham . He held this office between 1855 and 1859. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate. In June 1856 he took part as a delegate at the first Republican National Convention in Philadelphia , at which John C. Frémont was nominated as a presidential candidate. He died in Coldwater on October 21, 1869.

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SURNAME Coe, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Coe, George Alonzo (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 16, 1811
PLACE OF BIRTH Rush , New York
DATE OF DEATH October 21, 1869
Place of death Coldwater , Michigan