Charles William Floyd Coffin Explained

Charles William Floyd Coffin (May 1, 1888 – August 2, 1968) was the Mayor of Englewood, New Jersey and chairman of the board of Franklin Balmar of Baltimore, Maryland.[1]

He was born in Pentwater, Michigan to Joel S. Coffin, Sr. and Harriet Whittington (?-1939).[2] He had a brother, Joel S. Coffin, Jr. (1891-1941).[3]

Coffin's family moved to Franklin, Pennsylvania and he graduated from the high school in 1907. He graduated from Cornell University in 1912.[4]

He married Eva Colorado Proudfoot (1888-1944) on January 3, 1914, in Baltimore, Maryland and they had as their children, William Allison Coffin (1915-?), Charles Floyd Coffin (1918-2005), and Eva Sawtelle Coffin (1923-1967).[5] [6] [7]

Coffin was elected Mayor of Englewood, New Jersey in November 1941 and assumed office on January 1, 1942.[4] [8] [9]

He died in Englewood Hospital in Englewood, New Jersey.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: C.W. Floyd Coffin, Englewood Mayor And Rail-Supply Executive, Dies . Charles William Floyd Coffin, former Mayor of Englewood and board chairman of the Franklin Balmar Corporation of Baltimore, died today at Englewood Hospital. ... . . August 3, 1968 . 2011-10-19 .
  2. News: Mrs. Joel S. Coffin. Widow of Industrialist Dies at Her Home in Englewood . Surviving are two sons, C.W. Floyd Coffin, vice president of the Franklin Railway Company and Councilman of this city, and Joel S. Jr., president of Joel S. ... . The New York Times . November 25, 1939 . 2011-10-25 .
  3. News: Joel S. Coffin, Jr. Dies. Manufacturer of Rail Supplies and Equipment Was 50 . His brother, CW Floyd Coffin of Englewood, is vice president of the Franklin Railway Supply Company, Councilman-at-Large in Englewood and Republican ... . The New York Times . August 9, 1941 . 2011-10-25 .
  4. Encyclopedia: William Starr Myers . William Starr Myers . Prominent Families of New Jersey . Charles William Floyd Coffin . August 2010. C.W. Floyd Coffin has been for many years a resident of Englewood, and, after serving as councilman of his ward and president of the council, ... . 978-0-8063-5036-3 .
  5. Web site: Descendants of Patrick Proudfoot . 2011-10-27 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130327033231/http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/r/y/Danny-P-Bryant/GENE2-0027.html . 2013-03-27 .
  6. News: Mrs. C.W.F. Coffin . Eva Proudfoot Coffin, wife of mayor C.W. Floyd Coffin, who is vice president of the Franklin Railway Supply Company . The New York Times . May 2, 1944 . 2011-10-25 .
  7. News: Marriage . https://archive.today/20130201125244/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1869270912.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Jan+03,+1914&author=&pub=The+Sun+(1837-1985)&desc=Marriage+Announcement+1+--+No+Title&pqatl=google . dead . February 1, 2013 . ...[marriage] tonight at the Belvedere Hotel is Charles William Floyd Coffin, of Englewood, NJ ... . . January 3, 1914 . 2011-10-20 .
  8. News: Englewood Mayor Inducted . C.W. Floyd Coffin, vice president of the Franklin Railway Supply Company of New York, was inducted as Mayor of Englewood tonight, succeeding Clarence A. ... . The New York Times . January 3, 1942 . 2011-10-25 .
  9. News: Many Areas Elect Mayors in Jersey ...Coffin Gets 3-to-1 Margin in Englewood Vote . Voters in municipalities of eight ... At Englewood, C.W. Floyd Coffin, Republican Councilman running for Mayor for ... . The New York Times . November 5, 1941 . 2011-10-25 .

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