Richard B. Coolidge

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Richard Bradford Coolidge (September 14, 1879 – January 18, 1957) was a Massachusetts politician.

Early life and family

Coolidge was born in the Deering Center area of Portland, Maine. He was brother of Massachusetts politician and Lieutenant Governor Arthur W. Coolidge. He was the fourth cousin of President Calvin Coolidge.[1]

Education

Coolidge graduated from Tufts College in 1902 and served as a trustee of the school from 1924 to 1944 and from 1953 to 1957.[2] He attended Harvard Law School.

Career as an attorney

Coolidge practiced in the law firm "French and Curtiss."[3]

Political service

From 1920 to 1922, Coolidge represented Medford and Winchester in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, where he served as the clerk of the judiciary committee.[4] Coolidge served as the mayor of Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, from 1923 to 1926.[5] He later served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Massachusetts in 1928.

Death

Coolidge died in Concord, Massachusetts in 1957.

See also

References

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  2. Historical List of Trustees of Tufts University Tufts University. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  3. "The American bar" James Clark Fifield, 1918. Page 298. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
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Political offices
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Mayor of Medford, Massachusetts
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25th Middlesex District

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