Richard B. Coolidge
Richard Bradford Coolidge | |
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9th Mayor of Medford, Massachusetts | |
In office January 2, 1923[1] – 1926 |
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Preceded by | Benjamin Haines |
Succeeded by | Edward H. Larkin |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 25thMiddlesex District[2] |
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In office 1920[2] – 1922[2] |
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Member of the Medford, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen[2] Ward 4 |
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In office 1917[2] – 1919[2] |
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Personal details | |
Born | September 14, 1879[2] Portland, Maine[2] |
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Political party | Republican[2] |
Alma mater | Tufts College, Harvard Law School |
Richard Bradford Coolidge (September 14, 1879 – January 18, 1957) was a Massachusetts politician.
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Early life and family
Coolidge was born in the Deering Center area of Portland, Maine. He was the fourth cousin of President Calvin Coolidge.[4]
Education
Coolidge graduated from Tufts College in 1902 and served as a trustee of the school from 1924 to 1944 and from 1953 to 1957.[5] He attended Harvard Law School.
Career as an attorney
Coolidge practiced in the law firm "French and Curtiss."[6]
Political service
From 1920 to 1922, Coolidge represented Medford and Winchester in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, where he served as the clerk of the judiciary committee.[7] Coolidge served as the mayor of Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, from 1923 to 1926.[8] He later served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Massachusetts in 1928.
Death
Coolidge died in Concord, Massachusetts in 1957.
References
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- ↑ Historical List of Trustees of Tufts University Tufts University. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
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- ↑ Medford Historical Society Emerging City. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
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Preceded by
Benjamin Haines
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9th Mayor of Medford, Massachusetts January 2, 1923–1926 |
Succeeded by Edward H. Larkin |
Preceded by | Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 25th Middlesex District 1920–1922 |
Succeeded by |