Charles D. Coffin
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Biography
Born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, Coffin attended the public schools. He then moved with his parents to New Lisbon, Ohio, he studied law. He was admitted to the bar in September 1823 and commenced practice in New Lisbon.
Early career
He served as clerk of the courts of Columbiana County in 1828.
Congress
He was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Andrew W. Loomis and served from December 20, 1837, to March 3, 1839. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1838.
Later career
He resumed the practice of law and engaged in banking. He served as president of the Columbiana Bank of New Lisbon. He moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1842 and continued the practice of law.
Coffin was elected judge of the superior court in 1845 and served seven years. He was appointed to the same position by Governor Denison in 1861.
Death and burial
He died in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 28, 1880. He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery.
Sources
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- 1804 births
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- Politicians from Newburyport, Massachusetts
- People from Lisbon, Ohio
- Ohio lawyers
- Burials at Spring Grove Cemetery
- Politicians from Cincinnati
- Judges of the Superior Court of Cincinnati
- Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- 19th-century Ohio state court judges
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives