Charles D. Coffin Explained

Birthname:Charles Dustin Coffin
Charles Coffin
State:Ohio
District:17th
Term Start:December 20, 1837
Term End:March 3, 1839
Preceded:Andrew W. Loomis
Succeeded:John Hastings
Party:Whig
Birth Date:10 September 1804
Birth Place:Newburyport, Massachusetts
Death Place:Cincinnati, Ohio
Restingplace:Spring Grove Cemetery
Signature:Charles Dustin Coffin signature.JPG

Charles Dustin Coffin (September 10, 1804February 28, 1880) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1837 to 1839.

Biography

Born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, Coffin attended the public schools.He 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.