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John W. Coughlin
Mayor of
Fall River, Massachusetts
In office
1891[1]–1894
Preceded byJames Frederick Jackson
Succeeded byWilliam S. Greene
Personal details
BornJune 9, 1861[1]
Fall River, Massachusetts[1]
DiedDecember 1920
Political partyDemocratic[1]
Alma materCollege of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore Maryland[1]
ProfessionMedical Doctor[1]

John W. Coughlin (June 9, 1861-December 1920) was an American physician and politician who served as Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts.

Coughlin was born in Fall River on June 9, 1861 to William and Abbie Coughlin.[1]

Coughlin studied medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Baltimore, Maryland.[1]

Coughlin was elected Mayor of Fall River in 1890.[1]

Coughlin represented Massachusetts' thirteenth Congressional District at the 1892 Democratic National Convention.[1]

Coughlin died in December 1920.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: a Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 483.
  2. ^ The Hartford Courant (December 4, 1920), DR. JOHN W. COUGHLIN DIES IN FALL RIVER, Hartford, Ct: The Hartford Courant, p. 5.
Political offices
Preceded by
James Frederick Jackson
Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts
1891 – 1894
Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic National Committeeman from Massachusetts
1905–1920
Succeeded by