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died in 1861

Roxbury, Mass. Coffin, James Henry, educator, meteorologist, founder, author, was born Sept. 6, 1806, In 1839 he opened in Williamsburg, Mass. a private school for boys at Greenfield, Mass., the first of its kind in America. He was the author of The Winds of the North; Solar and Lunar Eclipses; and other works. He died Feb. 6, 1873, in Greenfield, Mass. Cof&n, John, soldier, loyalist, was born in 1756 in Boston, Mass. He joined the British army in the revolutionary war and was apin



pointed major-general.

He

died in 1838 in

Canada. Coffin,

John Huntington Crane, mathemawas born Sept. 14, 1815, in

tician, author,

Wisoasset, Maine. He was the author of Observations with the Mural Circle at the United States Naval Observatory; The Compass; and Navigation and Nautical Astronomy. He died Jan. 8, 1890, in Washington, D.C. Coffin, Joshua, educator, antiquarian, genealogist, author, was born Oct. 12, 1792, in

Newbury, Mass. He was prominent among the abolitionists; and one of the twelve members of the anti-slavery society. He was the poet Whittier's early instructor and life long friend. He was the author of a History of Ancient Newbury; and The Toppans of Toppan's Lane, a genealogy. He died July 34, 1864, in Newbury, Mass. Coffin, Levi, manufacturer, abolitionist, philanthropist, was born Oct. 28, 1798, near New Garden, N.C. Thousands of escaping slaves were aided on their way to Canada

by

liim, including Eliza Harris,

who

subse-

quently became known through Uncle Tom's Cabin. The story of his life is told in Remin-

who

for over thirty years was the reputed president of the underground railroad. He died Sept. 16, 1877, in Avondale, Ohio. Coffin, Lorenzo S., farmer, soldier, clergyman, founder, was born April 9, 1823, near Alton, N.H. He is a breeder of fine stock in Iowa. He served in the civil war as quarteriuaster sergeant and chaplain of the thirtysecond regiment Iowa infantry. He is the author of state and national legislation com-

iscences of Levi Coffin,

.

pelling the adoption of safety appliances in coupling cars and running trains. He helped found the home for the aged and disabled railroad men, near Chicago, 111. He established on his own farm Hope Hall, a, home for

discharged convicts. Coffin, Owen Vincent, business man, state senator, governor, was born June 20, 1836, in Mansfield, N.Y. He was president of the

Brooklyn young men's christian association. He has lived in Middletown since 1864; was secretary-treasurer and director of the farmers and mechanics' savings bank in 1864-78; and since 1883 has been president of the Middlesex fire assurance company. In 1872-73 he was mayor of Middletown, Conn.; was state senator in 1887-91; and the thirty-seventh governor of Connecticut in 1895-97.

Coffin, Peleg, state senator,

was born

59

congressman,

in September, 1756 in

Massachu-

In 1793-95 he was a representative from Massachusetts to the third congress; served a number of years in the state senate; and was state treasurer in 1797-02. He died March 6, 1805, in Massachusetts. setts.

Coffin, Robert Allen, legislator, educator, author, was born Aug. 23, 1801, in Williamsburg, Mass. In 1856-57 he represented Conway in the Massachusetts state legislature. He was the author of Compendium of Natural Philosophy; Town Organization; and History of Conway, Massachusetts. He died Sept. 4, 1878, in Conway, Mass. Coffin, Robert Barry, journalist, author, was born July 21, 1826, in Hudson, N.Y. From 1863 to 1886 he was a clerk in the auditors department of the New York custom house. He was the author of Matrimonial Infelicities; Who Is the Heir? Out of Town, a Rural Episode; Cakes and Ale at Woodbine; Castles in the Air; Left in the Lurch; and The Home of Cooper. He died June 10, 1886, in Fordham, N.Y. Coffin, Robert Stevenson, author, poet, was born July 14, 1797, in Brunswick, Maine. He was the author of The Oriental Harp; and Poems of the Boston Bard. He died May 7, 1827, in Rowley, Mass. Coffin,

Roland Folger, journalist, author,

was born March 8, 1826, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He was a marine reporter in New York City. He was the author of An Old Sailor's Yarns; The America's Cup; and History of Ameri-

He died Shelter Island, N.Y.

can Yachting.

July

17,

1888,

on

Selden Jennings, educator, author, 3, 1838, in Ogdensburg, N.Y. In 1858 he graduated from Lafayette colCoffin,

was born Aug.

lege.

Pa.;

and subse-

quently he graduated from Princeton theoHe logical seminary. succeeded his father as professor of astronomy at Lafayette college in 1873, and comlatter's pleted the Winds of the Globe.

From 1864 he was

successively tutor, adjunct professor, and Ilollenbach professor of mathematics and astronomy until 1886, since which time he has served the college efficiently in the office of registrar. He has also published Record of the Men at Laftyette. Coffin, Timothy Gardner, lawyer, jurist, was born Nov. 1, 1788, in Nantucket, Mass. He was judge advocate of Massachusetts

militia under General Lincoln. He died Sept. 19, 1854, in New Bedford, Mass. Coffin, Tristram, colonist, was bom about 1605 in England. He was the founder and the first chief magistrate of Nantucket colony. He died in 1861 in Nantucket, Mass.