Howard A. Coffin | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 13th district | |
In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |
Preceded by | George D. O'Brien |
Succeeded by | George D. O'Brien |
Personal details | |
Born | Middleborough, Massachusetts, U.S. | June 11, 1877
Died | February 28, 1956 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 78)
Political party | Republican |
Education | Brown University |
Howard Aldridge Coffin (June 11, 1877 – February 28, 1956) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Alongside Harold F. Youngblood, he remains the last Republican to represent any part of Detroit in congress, as of 2024.[1] Both men were elected in the Republican wave year of 1946, only to lose re-election two years later in 1948.