About George Yost Coffin
Lived 1850 – 1896 (aged 46). George Yost Coffin was an American cartoonist.
George Yost Coffin (30 March 1850 – 28 November 1896) was a political cartoonist noted for his characters and his work in Washington, D.C. in the late 19th century. He is also known for his diaries kept as a teenager during the US Civil War. Coffin's political cartoons appeared in The Washington Post.
Born 30 March 1850 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, his parents were Sarah A. Harrington and George M. Coffin.
His papers are held by George Washington University.
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Who was George Yost Coffin?
American cartoonist
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George Yost Coffin was born on 30 March 1850 in Pottstown.
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George Yost Coffin died on 28 November 1896.
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George Yost Coffin was a cartoonist.
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