Thomas C. Coffin
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Idaho's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1933 – June 8, 1934 |
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| Preceded by | Addison T. Smith |
| Succeeded by | D. Worth Clark |
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| Born |
October 25, 1887 Caldwell, Idaho Territory |
| Died | June 8, 1934 (aged 46) Washington, D.C. |
| Resting place | Mountain View Cemetery Pocatello, Idaho |
| Nationality | United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Aileen Franklin Coffin (1897–1953) (m. 1920–1934, his death) |
| Children | Jeanne Coffin (b. 1922) |
| Residence | Pocatello |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch | U.S. Navy |
| Years of service | 1918 |
| Rank | Petty officer, second class |
| Unit | Aviation |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Thomas Chalkley Coffin (October 25, 1887 – June 8, 1934) was a congressman from Idaho, a Democrat in the U.S. House from 1933 to 1934.
Born in Caldwell, Idaho Territory, Coffin moved with his family to nearby Boise in 1898. He attended Boise High School and then transferred back east to Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire. Coffin then entered Yale University's Sheffield Scientific School, where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall, and was graduated from the law department of Yale University in 1910. He was admitted to the bar in 1911 and was a deputy county attorney for Ada County in Boise and in 1913 became an assistant attorney general of Idaho. Coffin relocated east across the state to Pocatello in December 1915 and went into private practice. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War I as a Petty officer, second class in the aviation division.
Coffin was elected mayor of Pocatello in 1931 and ran for Congress in the 2nd district in 1932. In the Democratic landslide, he easily defeated the ten-term Republican incumbent, Addison T. Smith.
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