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.[1][2]

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
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Secretary of State of Wisconsin
1890
Succeeded by
Edwin D. Coe
Preceded by
Robert W. Jackson
Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin
March 1896 – August 1898
Succeeded by
Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Walworth 3rd district
January 7, 1878 – January 5, 1880
Succeeded by
Preceded by
John E. Eldred
Chief Clerk of the Wisconsin State Assembly
January 11, 1882 – January 1, 1883
Succeeded by
Isaac T. Carr
Preceded by
Isaac T. Carr
Chief Clerk of the Wisconsin State Assembly
January 1885 – January 5, 1891
Succeeded by
George W. Porth


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