Howard A. Coffin
Howard A. Coffin | |
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Detroit Free Press, October 30, 1946 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 13th district | |
| In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | George D. O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | George D. O'Brien |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 11, 1877 Middleborough, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | February 28, 1956 (aged 78) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Brown University |
Howard Aldridge Coffin (June 11, 1877 – February 28, 1956) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Alongside Harold F. Youngblood, he remains the last Republican to represent any part of Detroit in congress, as of 2024. Both men were elected in the Republican wave year of 1946, only to lose re-election two years later in 1948.