J. E. Coffland was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

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Coffland was born on February 12, 1864, in Ohio. Later, he established a clothing and furnishing goods business in Richland Center, Wisconsin.[1] He died on June 10, 1929.

Political career

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Coffland was a member of the Assembly during the 1903 and 1905 sessions. Previously, he had been elected as a member of the county board of Richland County, Wisconsin in 1895 and as Mayor of Richland Center in 1902 and 1904.[2] He was a Democrat.

References

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  1. ^ JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTY-NINTH SESSION OF THE Wisconsin Legislature. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company. 1929. pp. 1790–1791.
  2. ^ THE BLUE BOOK OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. Madison. 1905. p. 1115.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)