John M. Coffee
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John Main Coffee was a U.S. Representative
from Washington.
Born in Tacoma, Washington
, Coffee attended the public schools.
He was in the University of Washington
in Seattle, A.B. and LL.B., 1920 and from the law department of Yale University
, J.D., 1921.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1922 and commenced practice in Tacoma, Washington
.
Secretary to United States Senator C.C. Dill in 1923 and 1924.
Secretary of the advisory board of the National Recovery Administration 1933-1935.
Appraiser and examiner of Pierce County for the Washington State Inheritance Tax and Escheat Division 1933-1936.
Civil service commissioner for Tacoma, Washington, in 1936.
Coffee was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-fifth
and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1937-January 3, 1947).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1946 to the Eightieth
Congress when he was defeated by Republican Thor Tollefson Coffee would also run losing races in 1950 for the Eighty-second
Congress and in 1958 to the Eighty-sixth
Congress.
Practicing attorney in Tacoma and Seattle, Washington.
He was a resident of Tacoma, Washington
, until his death in June 1983.
His son, John Main Coffee Jr. was a longtime professor of history at Emerson College
in Boston
, Massachusetts
, and is editor of The Fare Box, a publication from the American Vecturist Association
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Washington.
Born in Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...
, Coffee attended the public schools.
He was in the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
in Seattle, A.B. and LL.B., 1920 and from the law department of Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, J.D., 1921.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in 1922 and commenced practice in Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...
.
Secretary to United States Senator C.C. Dill in 1923 and 1924.
Secretary of the advisory board of the National Recovery Administration 1933-1935.
Appraiser and examiner of Pierce County for the Washington State Inheritance Tax and Escheat Division 1933-1936.
Civil service commissioner for Tacoma, Washington, in 1936.
Coffee was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Seventy-fifth
75th United States Congress
The Seventy-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1937 to January 3, 1939, during the first two years...
and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1937-January 3, 1947).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1946 to the Eightieth
80th United States Congress
The Eightieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1947 to January 3, 1949, during the third and fourth...
Congress when he was defeated by Republican Thor Tollefson Coffee would also run losing races in 1950 for the Eighty-second
82nd United States Congress
The Eighty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1951 to January 3, 1953, during the last two years...
Congress and in 1958 to the Eighty-sixth
86th United States Congress
The Eighty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1959 to January 3, 1961, during the last two years...
Congress.
Practicing attorney in Tacoma and Seattle, Washington.
He was a resident of Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...
, until his death in June 1983.
His son, John Main Coffee Jr. was a longtime professor of history at Emerson College
Emerson College
Emerson College is a private coeducational university located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," Emerson is "the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts...
in Boston
Boston
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, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
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, and is editor of The Fare Box, a publication from the American Vecturist Association
American Vecturist Association
The American Vecturist Association is an organization of transportation token collectors in the United States and Canada, as well as worldwide. Members of the AVA receive the Fare Box, the monthly newsletter of the AVA. The Fare Box contains advertisements, stories, and information about various...
.