About Thomas C. Coffin
Lived 1887 – 1934 (aged 46). Thomas C. Coffin was an American politician and lawyer.
Thomas Chalkley Coffin (October 25, 1887 – June 8, 1934) was an American lawyer and veteran of World War I who served part of one term as a congressman from Idaho. As a Democrat, he served in the U.S. House from 1933 until his death in 1934.
Biography Born in Caldwell, Idaho Territory, Coffin moved with his family to nearby Boise in 1898. He attended Boise High School and then transferred back east to Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire. Coffin then entered Yale University's Sheffield Scientific School, where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall, and was graduated from the law department of Yale University in 1910. He died four days later at Providence Hospital in Washington, D.C.,
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Who was Thomas C. Coffin?
American politician (1887-1934)
When was Thomas C. Coffin born?
Thomas C. Coffin was born on 25 October 1887 in Caldwell.
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Thomas C. Coffin died on 8 June 1934 in Washington, D.C..
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Thomas C. Coffin was a politician and lawyer.
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Thomas C. Coffin was American.
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