Edwin Coe

Edwin Delos Coe (June 11, 1840 – May 5, 1909) was an American newspaper editor, publisher, and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing northern Walworth County in 1878 and 1879. He subsequently served as chief clerk of the Assembly for four terms and was elected chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin in 1896.

Edwin Coe
Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin
In office March 1896 – August 1898
Preceded by	W. A. Jones
Succeeded by	Joseph B. Treat
Chief Clerk of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office January 1885 – January 5, 1891
Preceded by	Isaac T. Carr
Succeeded by	George W. Porth
In office January 11, 1882 – January 1, 1883
Preceded by	John E. Eldred
Succeeded by	Isaac T. Carr
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Walworth 3rd district
In office January 7, 1878 – January 5, 1880
Preceded by	William Greening
Succeeded by	Caleb S. Blanchard
Personal details
Born	(1840-06-11)June 11, 1840 Ixonia, Wisconsin Territory
Died	May 5, 1909(1909-05-05) (aged 68) Whitewater, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Hillside Cemetery, Whitewater, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Emma Ellsworth Spaulding ​ ​ (m. 1865⁠–⁠1909)​
Children	Florence Elsie (Goodhue) (b. 1866; died 1928) Ellsworth Spaulding Coe (b. 1868; died 1933) Dwight Bushnell Coe (b. 1871; died 1935 ) Joseph Spaulding Coe (b. 1874; died 1896) Robert Kirtland Coe (b. 1880; died 1952)
Relatives	Descendants of Robert Coe
Education	University of Wisconsin
Occupation	Newspaper editor, publisher
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Volunteers Union Army
Years of service	1861–1863
Rank	Corporal, USV
Unit	2nd Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry 1st Reg. Wis. Vol. Cavalry
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Biography

Born in Ixonia, Wisconsin Territory, Coe went to Wayland Academy in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, and then to University of Wisconsin–Madison. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. In 1866, Coe was admitted to the Wisconsin Bar and was the editor of the Whitewater Register. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1878 and 1879 as a Republican. He then served as chief clerk in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1882, 1885, 1887, and 1889. He was head of the United States Pension Agency in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for ten years. He was also chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party Central Committee. He died at his home in Whitewater, Wisconsin.

External links

• Works by or about Edwin Coe at the Internet Archive
• Edwin Delos Coe at Find a Grave