Howard E. Coffin

Howard E. Coffin
Portrait of Howard E. Coffin in the 1900s
Born
Howard Earle Coffin

(1873-09-06)September 6, 1873
DiedNovember 21, 1937(1937-11-21) (aged 64)
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Occupation(s)American automotive engineer and industrialist
Years active1895–1937, his death
Spouse(s)Matilda V. Allen, 1907–1932, her death

Howard Earle Coffin (September 6, 1873 – November 21, 1937) was an American automobile engineer and industrialist. He was one of the founders of the Hudson Motor Car Company with Roy D. Chapin. He was a charter member of The Society of Automotive Engineers and president in 1910, and as one of the "dollar-a-year men" served as chairman of the Aircraft Board which organized aircraft production and industrial mobilization during World War I.[1] He retired from the Hudson company in 1930 but acted as a consultant. He died accidentally in 1937.

  1. ^ James Ciment, Thaddeus Russell (ed) The Home Front Encyclopedia: United States, Britain, and Canada in World Wars I and II, Volume 1, Publisher ABC-CLIO, 2007 ISBN 1-57607-849-3 pages 44–45