Peleg Coffin, Jr.

Peleg Coffin, Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1793 – March 4, 1795
Preceded by	Elbridge Gerry
Succeeded by	Samuel Lyman
Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
In office 1797–1801
Preceded by	Thomas Davis
Succeeded by	Jonathan Jackson
Massachusetts Senate Nantucket District
In office 1785, 1786, 1790-1792, 1795, 1796, and 1802
Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1783, 1784, and 1789
Personal details
Born	November 3, 1756 Nantucket, Massachusetts
Died	March 6, 1805
Resting place	Mount Auburn Cemetery
Nationality	American

Peleg Coffin, Jr. (November 3, 1756 – March 6, 1805) was an American financier, insurer, and politician from Boston, Massachusetts. He served in both houses of the state legislature. He was elected to represent Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives in the 3rd United States Congress from March 4, 1793 to March 3, 1795.

Coffin was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts, into 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.

External links

• Peleg Coffin, Jr. at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Elbridge Gerry	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district (alongside Shearjashub Bourne on a General ticket) March 4, 1793–March 4, 1795	Succeeded by Samuel Lyman
Political offices
Preceded by Thomas Davis	Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts 1797–1801	Succeeded by Jonathan Jackson