Horace H. Coolidge
| Horace Hopkins Coolidge | |
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| President of the Massachusetts Senate | |
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In office 1870–1872 | |
| Preceded by | George O. Brastow |
| Succeeded by | George B. Loring |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
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In office 1869–1872 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1][2] | |
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In office 1865[2] – 1867[2] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 11, 1832[3] Boston, Massachusetts[3] |
| Died |
February 3, 1912[4] Boston, Massachusetts[4] |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Eunice Maria Weeks[1] |
| Children | William Williamson Coolidge, Louise Coolidge, Alice Coolidge, and Charles Cummings Coolidge.[4] |
| Alma mater | Harvard College, 1852;[2] Harvard Law School, 1856[2] |
Horace Hopkins Coolidge (February 11, 1832 – February 3, 1912) was a Massachusetts lawyer and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives,[1] and as a member and President of the Massachusetts Senate.
Early life
Coolidge was born on February 11, 1832, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Amos and Louisa (Hopkins) Coolidge.[3][2]
Education
Coolidge attended Boston Latin School, and at Harvard College, from which he graduated (Phi Beta Kappa)[5] in 1852.[2]
Massachusetts legislature
Coolidge was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] in 1865-1867,[2] and a member of the Massachusetts Senate from 1869 to 1872 serving as President of the Massachusetts Senate in his last three years in the Senate.[2]
Family life
On October 27,[6] 1857 Coolidge married Eunice Maria Weeks,[1][2] they had four children, William Williamson Coolidge, Louise Coolidge, Alice Coolidge, and Charles Cummings Coolidge.[4]
Death
Coolidge died on February 3, 1912 at his home in Boston, Massachusetts.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Edes, Grace Williamson (1922), Annals of the Harvard Class of 1852, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Privately Printed, p. 66.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Butters, George (1896), The Genealogical Registry of the Butters Family...: Including the Descendants of William Butter, of Woburn, Mass., 1665, and the Families of New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Iowa and Others Bearing the Name, who Settled in America, Oak Park, Illinois: Privately Printed, p. 64.
- 1 2 3 Edes, Grace Williamson (1922), Annals of the Harvard Class of 1852, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Privately Printed, p. 64.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Edes, Grace Williamson (1922), Annals of the Harvard Class of 1852, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Privately Printed, p. 67.
- ↑ Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha of Massachusetts (1902), Catalogue of Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha of Massachusetts, Harvard College: With the Constitution, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Privately Printed, p. 30.
- ↑ Edes, Grace Williamson (1922), Annals of the Harvard Class of 1852, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Privately Printed, p. 65.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by George O. Brastow |
President of the Massachusetts Senate 1870 1872 |
Succeeded by George B. Loring |