About Alexander J. Coffin
Lived 1794 – 1868 (aged 73). Alexander J. Coffin was an American politician.
Alexander J. Coffin (December 16, 1794 – April 23, 1868 Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York) was an American politician from New York.
Life He was the son of Eliab Coffin (c. 1756–1841) and Mary (Jenkins) Coffin (b. 1761). On April 8, 1819, he married Lydia Stratton (1798–1832), and they had three children.
He was a presidential elector in 1824.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (8th D.) in 1848 and 1849.
He was buried at the Friends Ground in Poughkeepsie.
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Who was Alexander J. Coffin?
American politician (1794–1868)
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Alexander J. Coffin was born on 16 December 1794.
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Alexander J. Coffin died on 23 April 1868.
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Alexander J. Coffin was a politician.
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Alexander J. Coffin was American.
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