Researching George Coffin
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 729 people with the Coffin surname? In that year Coffin was ranked number 2851 for popularity in the UK. |
The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George Coffin on Ancestry
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Some Famous People called George Coffin
George Coffin
George Sturgis Coffin (September 8, 1903 – March 12, 1994) was an American writer and publisher of books on bridge and other games and a distributor of related books and supplies. He was born in Waltham, Massachusetts, and died at Waltham–Weston Hospital near his home in Belmont.
A descendant of Tristram's son Stephen Coffin, he was a 1928 graduate of Harvard and 1931 winner of The Bridge World international problem solving contest. He was also co-founder of the American Bridge Teachers Association (ABTA).
Coffin wrote more than 200 books that included bridge, poker, cribbage and other card games. At the bridge table he was known for his exceptional endplay technique (eliminations, squeezes and coups) resulting in his nickname "Endplays" Coffin, after his classic books of the same title.He also wrote about fungi, on which he was an authority.
Coffin died of congestive heart failure at age 90, survived by his daughter Harriette Johnson of Shelburne Falls, MA, and two grandchildren.
Source: George Coffin, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaGeorge Yost Coffin
George Yost Coffin (30 March 1850 – 28 November 1896) was a 19th-century political cartoonist noted for his characters and his work in Washington, D.C., particularly during the Civil War. Coffin's political cartoons appeared in the Washington Post.
Born 30 March 1850 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, his parents were Sarah A. Harrington and George M. Coffin.
Coffin began his studies in the Preparatory Department at Columbian College in 1862. In 1904, the college changed its name to the George Washington University.
His papers are held by George Washington University.
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