Althea G. Quimby

Althea G. Quimby
Althea G. Quimby in 1922
Born
Althea Gould Coffin

(1858-08-26)August 26, 1858
DiedJuly 9, 1942(1942-07-09) (aged 83)
Spouse
J. Frank Quimby
(m. 1884; died 1940)
Children3

Althea Gould Quimby (née Coffin; August 26, 1858 – July 9, 1942) was an American temperance activist who served for 25 years as the president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) of the State of Maine (1914–1939). In 1927, she became a National WCTU vice president.[1] For 20 years, Quimby was a lay preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church.

  1. ^ "Obit. Althea G. Quimby. Died 9 July 1942, Lewiston, Maine". The Lewiston Daily Sun. 10 July 1942. p. 18. Retrieved 10 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.