Calvin Galusha Coolidge (September 22, 1815 – December 15, 1878) was an American farmer and politician.
Background
Coolidge was born in Plymouth, Vermont. His parents were Calvin Coolidge (1780–1853) and Sarah Thompson (1789–1856). Coolidge was a farmer. He served in local government as a justice of the peace, constable, and selectman. He served in the Vermont House of Representatives in 1860 and 1861. He was the father of John Calvin Coolidge Sr., who also served in the Vermont General Assembly, and the grandfather of Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States. He died in Plymouth, Vermont, at the age of 63.[1][2][3][4]
Notes
- ^ 'The New England Historical and Genealogical Registers, volumes 76–77, New England Historic Genealogical Society: 1922, Biographical Sketch of Calvin Galusha Coolidge, p. 303
- ^ "The Shed Room - Historic Sites". historicsites.vermont.gov.
- ^ "Coolidge Family Papers 1802–1932 Vermont Historical Society" (PDF).
- ^ 'Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont,' Roster of the Members of the Vermont House of Representatives, October Session 1860, E. P. Walton-printer, Montpelier, Vermont: 1860, pg. 9
