Owen Vincent Coffin

Owen Vincent Coffin (born June 20, 1836 in Mansfield , Cattaraugus County , New York , † January 3, 1921 in Middletown , Connecticut ) was an American politician and governor of the US state of Connecticut. He was a member of the Republican Party .

Early years and political advancement

Owen Coffin attended New York's Cortland Academy and Charlottesville Seminary. Coffin also taught himself, worked as a salesman in a trading company and was President of the Brooklyn YMCA . In 1864 he moved to Connecticut, where he served as an executive officer at the Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank and in 1875 became president of the Middlesex County Agricultural Society . In 1887, Coffin decided to pursue a political career. He ran for a seat in the Connecticut Senate , where he remained after a successful election until 1889.

Connecticut Governor

Coffin won the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 1894, and was subsequently elected governor of Connecticut. During his tenure, a state board of mediation and arbitration was established. A law was also passed prohibiting children under the age of 14 from working. Laws were also passed prohibiting the use of convicts in the production of food, medicines and tobacco products. A law was also made to enable workers to form a union.

Another résumé

Coffin left office on January 6, 1897 and retired from the public service. He remained active in his business ventures, as well as in his civil and religious relationships.

Owen Vincent Coffin died on January 3, 1921 and was buried in Indian Hill Cemetery in Middletown. He was married to Ellen Elizabeth Coe. The couple had one child together.

literature

Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 1, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.
Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Greenwood Press, 1988. ISBN 0-313-28093-2

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personal data
SURNAME	Coffin, Owen Vincent
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Attorney, politician, and Connecticut Governor
DATE OF BIRTH	June 20, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mansfield , New York
DATE OF DEATH	January 3, 1921
Place of death	Middletown , Connecticut