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19th century American politician
Edwin Coe
Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin
In office
March 1896 – August 1898
Preceded byW. A. Jones
Succeeded byJoseph B. Treat
Chief Clerk of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 1885 – January 5, 1891
Preceded byIsaac T. Carr
Succeeded byGeorge W. Porth
In office
January 11, 1882 – January 1, 1883
Preceded byJohn E. Eldred
Succeeded byIsaac T. Carr
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Walworth 3rd district
In office
January 7, 1878 – January 5, 1880
Preceded byWilliam Greening
Succeeded byCaleb S. Blanchard
Personal details
Born(1840-06-11)June 11, 1840
Ixonia, Wisconsin Territory
DiedMay 5, 1909(1909-05-05) (aged 68)
Whitewater, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeHillside Cemetery, Whitewater, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouse Emma Ellsworth Spaulding ​ ​(m. 1865⁠–⁠1909)​
Children
  • Florence Elsie (Goodhue)
  • Ellsworth Spaulding Coe
  • Dwight Bushnell Coe
  • Joseph Spaulding Coe
  • Robert Kirtland Coe
RelativesDescendants of Robert Coe
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin
OccupationNewspaper editor, publisher
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
Union Army
Years of service1861–1863
RankCorporal, USV
Unit
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Edwin Delos Coe (June 11, 1840 – May 5, 1909) was an American newspaper editor, publisher, and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing northern Walworth County in 1878 and 1879. He subsequently served as chief clerk of the Assembly for four terms and was elected chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin in 1896.

Biography

Born in Ixonia, Wisconsin Territory, Coe went to Wayland Academy in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, and then to University of Wisconsin–Madison. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. In 1866, Coe was admitted to the Wisconsin Bar and was the editor of the Whitewater Register. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1878 and 1879 as a Republican. He then served as chief clerk in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1882, 1885, 1887, and 1889. He was head of the United States Pension Agency in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for ten years. He was also chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party Central Committee. He died at his home in Whitewater, Wisconsin.

Notes

  1. 'Journal of the Proceedings of the Session of the Wisconsin Legislature, 1909,' Resolutions Introduced, Joint Resolution 90, The life and public service of Honorable Edwin Coe, pg. 822
  2. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1887,' Biographical Sketch of Edwin D. Coe, pg. 512

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Party political offices
Preceded byErnst Timme Republican nominee for Secretary of State of Wisconsin
1890 		Succeeded byEdwin D. Coe
Preceded byRobert W. Jackson Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin
March 1896 – August 1898 		Succeeded byJoseph B. Treat
Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded byWilliam Greening Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Walworth 3rd district
January 7, 1878 – January 5, 1880 		Succeeded byCaleb S. Blanchard
Preceded byJohn E. Eldred Chief Clerk of the Wisconsin State Assembly
January 11, 1882 – January 1, 1883 		Succeeded byIsaac T. Carr
Preceded byIsaac T. Carr Chief Clerk of the Wisconsin State Assembly
January 1885 – January 5, 1891 		Succeeded byGeorge W. Porth


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