Charles William Floyd Coffin
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Charles William Floyd Coffin (May 1, 1888 – August 2, 1968) was the Mayor of Englewood, New Jersey
Mayor of Englewood, New Jersey
Mayors of Englewood, New Jersey. The terms begin on January 1 of the new year.*Frank Huttle III 2010 to present.*Michael Wildes 2004 to 2009.*Paul T. Fader 1998 to 2003....

 and chairman of the board
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 of Franklin Balmar
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 of Baltimore, Maryland.

Biography

He was born May 1, 1888 in Pentwater, Michigan
Pentwater, Michigan
Pentwater is a village in Oceana County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 958 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Pentwater Township. Pentwater is home to Mears State Park. The name Pentwater comes from Pent or Penned up waters...

 to Joel S. Coffin, Sr. and Harriet Whittington (?-1939). He had a brother, Joel S. Coffin, Jr. (1891-1941).

His family moved to Franklin, Pennsylvania and he graduated from the high school in 1907. He graduated from Cornell University
Cornell University
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 in 1912.

He married Eva Colorado Proudfoot (1888-1944) on January 3, 1914 in Baltimore, Maryland and they had as their children, William Allison Coffin (1915-?), Charles Floyd Coffin (1918-?
), and Eva Sawtelle Coffin (1923-1967).

He was elected Mayor of Englewood, New Jersey
Mayor of Englewood, New Jersey
Mayors of Englewood, New Jersey. The terms begin on January 1 of the new year.*Frank Huttle III 2010 to present.*Michael Wildes 2004 to 2009.*Paul T. Fader 1998 to 2003....

 in November 1941 and assumed office on January 1, 1942.

He died on August 2, 1968 in Englewood Hospital in Englewood, New Jersey
Englewood, New Jersey
Englewood is a city located in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 27,147.Englewood was incorporated as a city by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1899, from portions of Ridgefield Township and the remaining portions of...

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