John Calvin Coolidge Sr.
| John Calvin Coolidge Sr. | |
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| Member of the Vermont State Senate | |
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In office 1910–1912 Serving with Edward A. Davis Edward H. Edgerton |
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| Preceded by | F. Thomas Kidder Edward B. Flinn Loyal E. Sherwin |
| Succeeded by | Herbert H. Blanchard David A. Elliott Don C. Pollard |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
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In office 1872–1878 |
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| Preceded by | Charles A. Scott |
| Succeeded by | Alonzo F. Hubbard |
| Personal details | |
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March 31, 1845 Windsor County, Vermont, U.S |
| Died | March 18, 1926 (aged 80) Plymouth, Vermont, U.S |
| Political party | Republican |
| Occupation | Businessman Banker Farmer |
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| Allegiance |
Union United States State of Vermont |
| Service/branch | Vermont Militia |
| Years of service | 1860-1869 1900-1902 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 10th Regiment Military staff of Governor William W. Stickney |
| Commands | Company K, 10th Regiment |
John Calvin Coolidge Sr. (March 31, 1845 – March 18, 1926) was an American politician and businessman from Vermont, and the father of John Calvin Coolidge Jr., the 30th President of the United States. He administered the presidential oath of office to his son at their family homestead on the early morning of August 3, 1923, following the death of President Warren G. Harding.
Born in Plymouth, Vermont, John C. Coolidge was a farmer and store owner, and worked at a variety of other occupations, including banker and insurance broker. In addition, he was a veteran of the Vermont militia, and held the law enforcement posts of town constable and county deputy sheriff. Considered a prominent local leader, he served in numerous Plymouth town offices, and was elected to terms in both the Vermont House of Representatives and Vermont State Senate.
John C. Coolidge remained active in his farming and business interests until his death in Plymouth in 1926; he was buried in Plymouth Notch at a village cemetery where several generations of his family are also buried.
Coolidge was born in Plymouth, Vermont on March 31, 1845, the son of Calvin Galusha Coolidge and Sarah Coolidge. Calvin G. Coolidge was a farmer, and also served in the Vermont House of Representatives. John Coolidge graduated from Black River Academy, and served in Vermont during the American Civil War as commander of the state militia's Company K, 10th Regiment with the rank of captain.
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