John Coolidge
| John Coolidge | |
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Coolidge in 1924
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| Born |
September 7, 1906 Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | May 31, 2000 (aged 93) Lebanon, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Resting place | Plymouth Notch Cemetery Plymouth, Vermont |
| Education | Mercersburg Academy |
| Alma mater | Amherst College |
| Occupation | Railroad Executive, Businessman, Entrepreneur |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Florence Trumbull |
| Children | Cynthia Coolidge Lydia Coolidge |
| Parent(s) |
Calvin Coolidge Grace Anna Goodhue |
John Coolidge (September 7, 1906 – May 31, 2000) was an executive with the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, and the first son of President Calvin Coolidge and Grace Coolidge.
John Coolidge, was born in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, on September 7, 1906. He was the elder of the two children of Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933), the 30th President of the United States from 1923 to 1929 and Grace Anna Goodhue (1879–1957), First Lady of the United States from 1923 to 1929. In his autobiography, Calvin Coolidge recorded his impressions of the birth of his first son: "The fragrance of the clematis which covered the bay window filled the room like a benediction where the mother lay with her baby. It was all very wonderful to us."
Coolidge attended Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania and graduated in 1924. He then enrolled at Amherst College, his father's alma mater, graduating in 1928, graduating from both schools while his father was President of the United States.
He was an executive with the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. He served as president of the Connecticut Manifold Forms Company until 1960, when he reopened the Plymouth Cheese Corporation in Plymouth at the historic village. He helped start the Coolidge Foundation and his gifts of buildings, land, and artifacts were instrumental in creating the President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site.
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