American politician

Peleg Coffin Jr. (November 3, 1756 – March 6, 1805) was an American financier, insurer, and politician from Nantucket and Boston, M*achusetts.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Public service
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Early life

Coffin was born in Nantucket in the Province of M*achusetts Bay to a whaling family; his parents were Peleg and Elizabeth (Hussey) Coffin. Coffin's father was lost at sea a month after he was born. This early background led him to found and head the New England Marine Insurance Company.

Public service

Coffin served in the M*achusetts House of Representatives in 1783–1784, and in 1789, and in the M*achusetts Senate from 1785 to 1787, 1789 to 1792, and 1795 to 1796. He was elected to represent M*achusetts in the United States House of Representatives in the 3rd United States Congress from March 4, 1793, to March 3, 1795. Coffin was the Treasurer and Receiver-General of M*achusetts from 1797 to 1801.

References

External links

• United States Congress. "Peleg Coffin Jr. (id: C000591)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• "Coffin, Peleg, Jr., 1756-1805", A New Nation Votes: American Electoral Returns, 1788-1825, American Antiquarian Society, 2007 – via Tufts University