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Coffin served in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] in 1783-1784, and in 1789, and in |
Coffin served in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] in 1783-1784, and in 1789, and in the [[Massachusetts Senate]] from 1785 to 1787, 1789 to 1792, and 1795 to 1796.<ref name=ProNHS7-26-1911pg30>{{Citation |last = Starbuck | first =Alexander | title =''Proceedings of the Nantucket Historical Association,'' SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING, July Twenty-sixth, Nineteen Hundred Eleven| page = 30. | publisher = Nantucket Historical Association | location = [[Nantucket, Massachusetts]] | date = July 26, 1911}}</ref> He was elected to represent [[Massachusetts]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] in the [[3rd United States Congress]] from March 4, 1793 to March 3, 1795. Coffin was the [[Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts]] from 1797 to 1801. |
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Revision as of 09:52, 9 April 2014
Peleg Coffin, Jr. | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd district | |
In office March 4, 1793 – March 4, 1795 | |
Preceded by | Elbridge Gerry |
Succeeded by | Samuel Lyman |
Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts | |
In office 1797–1801 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Davis |
Succeeded by | Jonathan Jackson |
Member of the Massachusetts Senate Nantucket District | |
In office 1795-1796 [1] | |
Member of the Massachusetts Senate Nantucket District | |
In office 1790[1]–1792[1] | |
Preceded by | Isaac Coffin[1] |
Member of the Massachusetts Senate Nantucket District | |
In office 1785[1]–1786[1] | |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Nantucket District | |
In office 1783 [1] – 1784 [1] | |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] | |
In office 1789 | |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Nantucket District | |
In office 1783[1]–1784[1] | |
Personal details | |
Born | November 3, 1756 Nantucket, Massachusetts |
Died | March 6, 1805 |
Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery |
Nationality | American |
Peleg Coffin, Jr. (November 3, 1756 – March 6, 1805) was an American financier, insurer, and politician from Nantucket and Boston, Massachusetts.
Early life
Coffin was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts, into a whaling family; his parents were Peleg and Elizabeth (Hussey) Coffin. Coffin's father was lost at sea a month after he was born. This early background led him to found and head the New England Marine Insurance Company.
Public service
Coffin served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1783-1784, and in 1789, and in the Massachusetts Senate from 1785 to 1787, 1789 to 1792, and 1795 to 1796.[1] He was elected to represent Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives in the 3rd United States Congress from March 4, 1793 to March 3, 1795. Coffin was the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts from 1797 to 1801.
References
External links
- United States Congress. "Peleg Coffin Jr. (id: C000591)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- 1756 births
- 1805 deaths
- Massachusetts State Senators
- Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts
- People from Boston, Massachusetts
- People from Nantucket, Massachusetts
- State treasurers of Massachusetts
- Burials at Mount Auburn Cemetery
- Massachusetts United States Representative stubs
- Massachusetts state senator stubs
- Massachusetts State House of Representatives stubs