Althea G. Quimby

Althea Gould Quimby (née Coffin; August 26, 1858 – July 9, 1942) was an American temperance activist who served for 25 years as the president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) of the State of Maine (1914–1939). In 1927, she became a National WCTU vice president. For 20 years, Quimby was a lay preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Early life and education Althea Gould Coffin was born in Norway, Maine, August 26, 1858. Her parents were Daniel (1818–1899) and Sarah S. (Collins) Coffin (1814–1877). Althea had two older siblings: Mary (1850–1894) and Clarence (1852–1873).

She was educated in Auburn, Maine at the Hebron Academy, and graduated from the Bridgton Academy, in Bridgton, Maine, in 1880. She was also a special student at Bates College, 1880–1881. in the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Personal life On May 18, 1884, in Auburn, she married Hon. J. Frank Quimby (died 1940). They had three sons: Israel Leroy, Clarence Paul, and Frank Brooks Quimby.

She favored woman's suffrage.

Althea G. Quimby died July 9, 1942, in Lewiston, Maine, at the age of 83.