John Coolidge
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John Coolidge (September 7, 1906 – May 31, 2000)[1] was an American executive, businessman, and entrepreneur with the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad.[2] He was the first son of Calvin Coolidge (President of the United States, 1923–1929) and Grace Coolidge.
Early life
John Coolidge was born in
Coolidge attended Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, and graduated in 1924. He then enrolled at Amherst College, his father's alma mater.[1]
Career
He was an executive with the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. He served as president of the Connecticut Manifold Forms Company until 1960, when he reopened the Plymouth Cheese Corporation[2] in Plymouth at the historic village. He helped start the Coolidge Foundation and his gifts of buildings, land, and artifacts were instrumental in creating the President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site.
Well into his 80s, Coolidge was seen shuttling back and forth from his home near the Calvin Coolidge Historical Site to collect his mail at the old post office located on the historic site. He was reportedly a charming and excited talker who would still answer visitors' questions about his father or his family, and who would, on occasion, give a rare personal interview.[1]
Personal life
On September 23, 1929, at Plainville, Connecticut, he married Florence Trumbull.[1][4] She was born on November 30, 1904, at Plainville, Connecticut, the daughter of Connecticut governor John H. Trumbull and Maud Pierce Usher. The Coolidges had two daughters:
- Cynthia Coolidge Jeter (October 28, 1933 – January 23, 1989)[5]
- Lydia Coolidge Sayles (August 14, 1939 – March 2, 2001)[5]
Florence died on February 15, 1998, at Plymouth Notch, Vermont, and Coolidge died on May 31, 2000, at
Ancestry and family relations
Coolidge's family had deep roots in
- John Coolidge, son of
- John Calvin Coolidge Jr. (1872–1933), son of
- John Calvin Coolidge Sr.(1845–1926), son of
- Sarah Almeda Brewer (b. circa c. 1820), daughter of
- Israel Chase "C." Brewer (b. 1797), son of
- Sarah "Sally" Rice (b. 1750), daughter of
- Bezaleel Rice Jr. (1721–1806), son of
- Bezaleel Rice Sr. (b. 1697), son of
- David Rice (1659–1723), son of
- Henry Rice (1617–1711),[8] son of
- Edmund Rice(1594–1663)
- Henry Rice (1617–1711),[8] son of
- David Rice (1659–1723), son of
- Bezaleel Rice Sr. (b. 1697), son of
- Bezaleel Rice Jr. (1721–1806), son of
- Sarah "Sally" Rice (b. 1750), daughter of
- Israel Chase "C." Brewer (b. 1797), son of
- Sarah Almeda Brewer (b. circa c. 1820), daughter of
- John Calvin Coolidge Jr. (1872–1933), son of
He was also a descendant (on his mother's side) of Richard Warren, who arrived at Plymouth in November 1620 aboard the Mayflower. Richard Warren was also the 12th signer of the Mayflower Compact.
Explanatory notes
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f Martin, Douglas (June 4, 2000). "John Coolidge, Guardian of President's Legacy. Dies at 93". The New York Times. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- ^ a b "Plymouth Artisan Cheese". 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ Coolidge, p. 95
- ^ "Wedding in 1929 was event of century". The Congregational Church of Plainville, UCC. June 4, 2000. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
- ^ a b Feldman, p. 100
- ISBN 978-0-7006-0892-8.
- ^ Edmund Rice (1638) Association, 2007. Descendants of Edmund Rice: The First Nine Generations. (CD-ROM)
- ^ Ward, Andrew Henshaw (1858). "A Genealogical History of the Rice family: Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice". Boston, Massachusetts: C. Benjamin Richardson: 5.
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Works cited
- Coolidge, Calvin (1929). The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge. Cosmopolitan Book Corp. ISBN 0-944951-03-1.
- Feldman, Ruth Tenzer. Calvin Coolidge Presidential leaders; Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books, 2006 ISBN 0822514966.
External links
- National Park Service site on the Coolidge Homestead
- President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site – official website
- Biographical sketch of John Harper Trumbull Connecticut State Library
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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