John W. Coughlin

John W. Coughlin
Mayor of
Fall River, Massachusetts
In office
1891[1]  1894
Preceded by James Frederick Jackson
Succeeded by William S. Greene
Personal details
Born June 9, 1861[1]
Fall River, Massachusetts[1]
Died December 1920
Political party Democratic[1]
Alma mater College of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore Maryland[1]
Profession Medical Doctor[1]

John W. Coughlin (June 9, 1861-December 1920) was an American physician and politician who served as Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts.

Coughlin was born in Fall River on June 9, 1861 to William and Abbie Coughlin.[1]

Coughlin studied medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Baltimore, Maryland.[1]

Coughlin was elected Mayor of Fall River in 1890.[1]

Coughlin represented Massachusetts' thirteenth Congressional District at the 1892 Democratic National Convention.[1]

Coughlin died in December 1920.[2]

Political offices
Preceded by
James Frederick Jackson
Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts
1891 1894
Succeeded by
William S. Greene

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: a Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 483.
  2. The Hartford Courant (December 4, 1920), DR. JOHN W. COUGHLIN DIES IN FALL RIVER, Hartford, Ct: The Hartford Courant, p. 5.


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