COFFIN, CHARLES EMMET: 1849–1934.
Charles Emmet Coffin , born in Salem, Ind., on July 13, 1849, spent his early life on a farm and moved with his family to Bloomington , in 1862. When he was twenty years old he came to Indianapolis , where he was in the real estate business for many years.
In 1911 he became secretary-treasurer of the Indianapolis Star Publishing Company. His public service began in 1899 as a member of the Park Board and later he was president of the Board of Public Works. He became president of the Indiana Savings and Investment Company in 1899 and held the office until he died in Indianapolis on Oct. 15, 1934.
Information from the Indianapolis Public Library.
- The Gist of Whist. New York,
1894.
- Multum in Parvo. New York.
- The Gist of Auction Bridge.
Chicago, 1917.
