COFFIN, CHARLES FRANKLIN: 1856-1935.
Born in Marion County, Ind., on June 2, 1856, Charles Franklin Coffin , son of Benjamin Franklin and Emily Jane Harlan Coffin, graduated from De Pauw University in 1881, receiving the A.M. degree in 1884. He married Sarah I. Dowling on Oct. 26, 1887.
He was a teacher and administrator in the public schools of Indiana from 1881 until 1885, when he began the practice of law. From 1887 to 1893 he practiced in Wichita, Kan., in 1893-94 he acted as dean of the law school of De Pauw University, and in 1894 he became a member of an Indianapolis law firm. From 1898 to 1900 he was a lecturer at the Indianapolis page: 63[View Page 63] Law School. Mr. Coffin was active in the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce for many years.
He died on Dec. 16, 1935.
Information from Who Was Who in America and De Pauw University's Alumnal Record, 1920.
- Ten Years Tax Harvest from Policy-Holders'
Funds. New York, 1916.
