CHARLES DUSTIN COFFIN

Coffin, Charles Dustin (1804-1880), a Representative from Ohio; born in Newburyport, Mass., 10 Sep 1804; attended the public schools; moved with his parents to New Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio; studied law; was admitted to the bar in September 1823 and commenced practice in New Lisbon; clerk of the courts of Columbiana County in 1828; was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Andrew W. Loomis and served from December 20, 1837, to March 3, 1839; declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1838; resumed the practice of law and engaged in banking; president of the Columbiana Bank of New Lisbon; moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1842 and continued the practice of law; elected judge of the superior court in 1845 and served seven years; was appointed to the same position by Governor Denison in 1861; died in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 28, 1880; interment in Spring Grove Cemetery.
Father: Nathan Emery Coffin
Born: 17 Aug 1778 Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: 1850 Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Mother: Eunice Coffin
Born: 4 Feb 1782 Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: 1854 Allegheny, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Spouse 1: Henrietta E
Born: abt 1810 in Connecticut
Died: Edit
Marriage: abt 1830 in Ohio

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell