History of Gallia County Ohio United States of America

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Biography of Henry Asa Coffeen

Henry Asa Coffeen, representative, was born in Gallia county, Ohio, Feb. 14, 1841, son of Alvah P. and Olive E. (Martin) Coffeen, grandson of John and Diadaura (Richardson) Coffeen and a descendant of John and Susana (Goldsmith) Coffeen, whose descendant, Henry H. Coffeen, was the first settler on the present site of Watertown, N.Y. Susana Goldsmith was a sister of Oliver Goldsmith, the poet. While an infant he was taken by his parents to western Indiana, and in 1853 the family removed to Champaign county, Ill. He was graduated from Abingdon (afterward consolidated with Eureka) college, Ill., with the degree of B.S. in 1864 and for the seven years following devoted himself to teaching, holding the chair of natural sciences in Hiram college, Ohio, from 1866 to 1868. He removed to Sheridan, Wyo., and in 1889 was a member of the convention that framed the constitution of that state. In 1892 he was elected as a Democrat the representative from Wyoming in the 53rd congress.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

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