Charles Coffin

Charles Coffin may refer to:

  • Charles A. Coffin (1844–1926), first President of General Electric corporation
  • Charles Carleton Coffin (1823–1896), author of several historic manuscripts
  • Charles D. Coffin (1805–1880), U.S. Representative from Ohio
  • Charles Edward Coffin (1841–1912), U.S. Congressman from Maryland
  • Charles Coffin Harris (1822–1881), New England lawyer who became Chief Justice of the Kingdom of Hawaii
  • Charles Coffin Jewett, librarian at Brown University
  • Charles Coffin Little, U.S. publisher
  • Charles L. Coffin, U.S. inventor of arc welding process

Famous quotes containing the word coffin:

    According to legend, Dr. Sappington purchased his coffin several years before his death and kept it under his bed, with apples and nuts in it for his visiting grandchildren.
    —Administration in the State of Miss, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)