Loring Coes
Hon. Loring Coes | |
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| Member of the Worcester, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen | |
| Member of the Worcester, Massachusetts Common Council | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1864–1865 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 22, 1812 Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Died | July 13, 1906 Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Resting place | Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Harriet Newell Read |
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Loring Coes (April 22, 1812 – July 13, 1906) was an American inventor, industrialist and Republican politician who invented the screw type wrench, commonly known as the monkey wrench and who served as a member of the Worcester, Massachusetts City Council and Board of Aldermen, and as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1864–1865.