Marcus A. Coolidge
Marcus Allen Coolidge | |
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| United States Senator from Massachusetts | |
| In office March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick H. Gillett |
| Succeeded by | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. |
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| Born | October 6, 1865 Westminster, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 23, 1947 (aged 81) Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Ethel Louise Warren[1] |
| Children | 3[1] |
| Alma mater | Bryant & Stratton College |
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Marcus Allen Coolidge (October 6, 1865 – January 23, 1947) was a
Biography
Coolidge was born in
After attending public schools and
In 1916, Coolidge was elected mayor of
After being elected to the
After leaving the Senate, Coolidge returned to Fitchburg and his former business pursuits. He died at St. Francis Hospital in Miami Beach, Florida, in 1947, aged 81, and is interred at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Westminster, Massachusetts.[2] He donated substantial land to the city of Fitchburg for a recreational park located in the north section. The park bearing his last name is the largest in the city and bears an engraved stone memorializing his notable activities and public contributions.
He was a "distant relative" of
Coolidge was the father-in-law of Secretary of War Harry Hines Woodring and Mayor Robert E. Greenwood of Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
References
- ^ a b Fulham, Volney Sewall (1909), The Fulham Genealogy: With Index of Names and Blanks for Records, Burlington, VT: Free Press Printing Co., p. 133
- ^ "COOLIDGE, Marcus Allen – Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ "Marcus A., Candidate in Massachusetts, Distant Kin to Calvin". October 12, 1930.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Marcus A. Coolidge (id: C000740)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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