CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Coon</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 338,260 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'https://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/css/ftabmenu.js"> </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/css/ftabmenu.css" /> <script type="text/javascript"> ftabmenu.definemenu("ftabs",4) </script> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFDD" text="#000000" link="#cc0000" alink="#ff0000" vlink="#760000"> <style type="text/css"> p {font-family:georgia,garamond,serif} td {font-family:georgia,garamond,serif} A:link {text-decoration: none} A:visited {text-decoration: none} A:active {text-decoration: none} A:hover {text-decoration: underline} </style> PoliticalGraveyard.com <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/index.html" border=0> <img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/images/tpgmain6.gif" width=450 height=216 border=0 alt="The Political Graveyard: A Database of American History"></a> Index to Politicians <div id="ftabs" class="basictab"><ul> <li><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/index.html">TPG Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html">Alpha: A-Z</a></li> <li><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/c.html">Alpha: C</a></li> <li><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cools-coomer.html">< Previous</a></li> <li><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coon.html">Here</a></li> <li><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooney-coop.html">Next ></a></li> <li><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/search.html">Search</a></li> </ul></div> Coon <table width=100%><tr><td valign="top"> <a name="COON"> </a> <table border width=100% cellpadding=5><tr><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">COON (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/soundex/c.html#C500">Soundex C500</a>) — See also <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/choate-chrisman.html#CHOWN">CHOWN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/christinson-chumbler.html#CHUN">CHUN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/christinson-chumbler.html#CHUNN">CHUNN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clippert-clynick.html#CLOON">CLOON</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coad-coatsworth.html#COAN">COAN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coad-coatsworth.html#COANN">COANN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cochrane-coey.html#COEN">COEN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cochrane-coey.html#COENE">COENE</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cohn-cokayne.html#COHN">COHN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cohn-cokayne.html#COHON">COHON</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cohn-cokayne.html#COIN">COIN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/collinsworth-combest.html#COLON">COLON</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conduit-conkling.html#CONE">CONE</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conlan-connellan.html#CONN">CONN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/connors-conquest.html#CONO">CONO</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooney-coop.html#COONAN">COONAN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooney-coop.html#COONCE">COONCE</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooney-coop.html#COONE">COONE</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooney-coop.html#COONEN">COONEN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooney-coop.html#COONERTY">COONERTY</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooney-coop.html#COONEY">COONEY</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooney-coop.html#COONJOHN">COONJOHN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooney-coop.html#COONLEY">COONLEY</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooney-coop.html#COONROD">COONROD</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooney-coop.html#COONS">COONS</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooney-coop.html#COONTZ">COONTZ</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coxe-crago.html#COXON">COXON</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coxe-crago.html#COYAN">COYAN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coxe-crago.html#COYNE">COYNE</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cubberley-culla.html#CUEN">CUEN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cubberley-culla.html#CUENE">CUENE</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/goodroads-gorbey.html#GOON">GOON</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jonez-joplin.html#JOON">JOON</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keys-kickham.html#KHON">KHON</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keys-kickham.html#KHONE">KHONE</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knozak-kocel.html#KOAHN">KOAHN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knozak-kocel.html#KOAN">KOAN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kochendorfer-kolski.html#KOEHN">KOEHN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kochendorfer-kolski.html#KOEHNE">KOEHNE</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kochendorfer-kolski.html#KOEN">KOEN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kochendorfer-kolski.html#KOHN">KOHN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kolter-kopriver.html#KON">KON</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kolter-kopriver.html#KOON">KOON</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kovach-krapohl.html#KOYEN">KOYEN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kovach-krapohl.html#KOYNE">KOYNE</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kubale-kuhlman.html#KUEHN">KUEHN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kubale-kuhlman.html#KUEHNE">KUEHNE</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kubale-kuhlman.html#KUENN">KUENN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kuhn.html#KUHN">KUHN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kuhne-kurthy.html#KUHNE">KUHNE</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kuhne-kurthy.html#KUN">KUN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/looney-lorch.html#LOON">LOON</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schwartzenburg-scotland.html#SCOON">SCOON</a>. </td></tr></table> <table align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Coon: See <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faircloth-farleigh.html#378.23.50">J. C. Fanning</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="406.92.74">Coon, Abram S.</a> — of Preston Hollow, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/AL-lived.html">Albany County</a>, N.Y. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Albany County 2nd District, 1901-06. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="026.33.75">Coon, Brandon David</a> — American Independent candidate for Presidential Elector for California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/pr2012-election.html">2012</a> (on behalf of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hodgkins-hoffer.html#223.12.26">Tom Hoefling</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/onen-orner.html#313.80.82">Robert Ornelas</a>). Still living as of 2012. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="272.87.94">Coon, Byron H.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/JS-lived.html">Jasper County</a>, Mo. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a> from Jasper County 3rd District, 1919-20. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Coon, Mrs. Byron M. See <a href="#714.53.49">Mary Elizabeth Coon</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="954.63.98">Coon, C. B.</a> — of Hebron, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/TA-lived.html">Thayer County</a>, Neb. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/ofc/stsen.html">Nebraska state senate</a>, 1881. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="896.74.83">Coon, Carleton Stevens, Jr.</a> (b. 1927) — also known as Carleton S. Coon — of Weare, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H. Born in Paris, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/FR-born.html">France</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1927/04-27.html">April 27, 1927</a>. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/NP-diplomats.html ">Nepal</a>, 1981-84. Still living as of 2004. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married to <a href="#435.33.62">Jane Abell</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/coon-carleton-stevens ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="537.53.53">Coon, Charles E.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AK/ju-lived.html">Juneau</a>, Alaska. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AK/ofc/juneau.html#2">Juneau, Alaska</a>, 1889-91. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="713.04.37">Coon, Charles Edward</a> (1842-1920) — also known as Charles E. Coon — of Port Townsend, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Wash. Born in Friendship, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/AE-born.html">Allegany County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1842/03-15.html">March 15, 1842</a>. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a> 10th District, 1892; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1900/WA.html">1900</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of Washington</a>, 1908-12. Died in Port Townsend, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/JF-died.html">Jefferson County</a>, Wash., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/01-08.html">January 8, 1920</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/77.html">77 years, 299 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Uncle by marriage of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wernsing-wesson.html#954.25.79">Ralph Roger Wescott</a>.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="877.82.33">Coon, Charles H., Jr.</a> — of Michigan. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> 5th District, 1972. Still living as of 1972. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="315.82.74">Coon, Datus Ensign</a> (1831-1893) — also known as Datus E. Coon — of Osage, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/MT-lived.html">Mitchell County</a>, Iowa; Mason City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/CG-lived.html">Cerro Gordo County</a>, Iowa; Selma, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/DS-lived.html">Dallas County</a>, Ala.; San Diego, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SD-lived.html">San Diego County</a>, Calif. Born in DeRuyter, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/MA-born.html">Madison County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1831/02-20.html">February 20, 1831</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">Newspaper publisher</a>; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/ofc/cncn.html">delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention</a>, 1868; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/ofc/stsen.html">Alabama state senate</a>, 1870; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/ofc/sthse.html">Alabama state house of representatives</a>, 1870; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1872/AL.html">1872</a>; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CU-consuls.html ">Baracoa</a>, 1879-85. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/gun-accidents.html">Accidentally</a> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/gunshot.html">shot</a>, and died soon after, in San Diego, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SD-died.html">San Diego County</a>, Calif., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1893/12-17.html">December 17, 1893</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/62.html">62 years, 300 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SD-buried.html#cms02378">Mt. Hope Cemetery</a>, San Diego, Calif. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1855/">1855</a> to Hattie A. Cummins; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1865/">1865</a> to Jennie (Ells) Bailey.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/9680460">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="745.75.67">Coon, David</a> — of Twin Lake, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-lived.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1972/MI.html">1972</a>. Still living as of 1972. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="467.76.45">Coon, Edward L.</a> — of Chittenango, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/MA-lived.html">Madison County</a>, N.Y. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/chittenango.html#2">Chittenango, N.Y.</a>, 1947. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="161.10.06">Coon, Ernest E.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/BO-lived.html">Boone County</a>, W.Va. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Boone County, 1919-20. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="863.33.74">Coon, Eugene</a> — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1972/PA.html">1972</a>. Still living as of 1972. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="081.00.01">Coon, Henry Perrin</a> (1822-1884) — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/sf-lived.html">San Francisco</a>, Calif. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/CO-born.html">Columbia County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1822/09-30.html">September 30, 1822</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/physician.html">Physician</a>; state court judge in California, 1856-60; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/sanfrancisco.html">mayor of San Francisco, Calif.</a>, 1863-67. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Died of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart failure</a> in the Palace <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/hotels.html">Hotel</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/sf-died.html">San Francisco</a>, Calif., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1884/12-04.html">December 4, 1884</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/62.html">62 years, 65 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/AL-buried.html#cms00611">Mountain View Cemetery</a>, Oakland, Calif. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="909.88.32">Coon, Hiram</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/CY-lived.html">Cayuga County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Cayuga County 1st District, 1850. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="155.54.60">Coon, Ira P.</a> — of Plainfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WH-lived.html">Waushara County</a>, Wis. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1900/WI.html">1900</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="580.87.85">Coon, Irving</a> — of Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from New York County 23rd District, 1920. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="374.59.35">Coon, Jacob D.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ME-lived.html">Mercer County</a>, Mo. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a> from Mercer County, 1907-10. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="034.11.90">Coon, James E.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IS-lived.html">Isabella County</a>, Mich. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Isabella County, 1930. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="435.33.62">Coon, Jane Abell</a> (b. 1929) — also known as Jane Abell — Born in Durham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ST-born.html">Strafford County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1929/05-09.html">May 9, 1929</a>. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/BD-diplomats.html ">Bangladesh</a>, 1981-84. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1991. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married to <a href="#896.74.83">Carleton Stevens Coon Jr.</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/coon-jane-abell ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="879.13.21">Coon, John E.</a> — of Monroe, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/OU-lived.html">Ouachita Parish</a>, La. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/ofc/sthse.html">Louisiana state house of representatives</a>, 1950; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/ofc/monroe.html">mayor of Monroe, La.</a>, 1952-55; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/LA.html">1956</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="497.77.30">Coon, Jon</a> (b. 1959) — of Southgate, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Owosso, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/SH-born.html">Shiawassee County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1959/04-19.html">April 19, 1959</a>. Libertarian. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Michigan</a>, 1994; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sbe.html">Michigan state board of education</a>, 1998. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/nra.html">National Rifle Association</a>. Still living as of 1998. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="389.72.23">Coon, Kathryn A.</a> — of Fremont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/AL-lived.html">Alameda County</a>, Calif. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1972/CA.html">1972</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1972. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="783.23.92">Coon, M. S.</a> — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 32nd District, 1932. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="695.02.07">Coon, Marvin L.</a> (1907-2002) — of Michigan. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1907/08-06.html">August 6, 1907</a>. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 32nd District, 1928; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/audgen.html">Michigan state auditor general</a>, 1946. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2002/05-28.html">May 28, 2002</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/94.html">94 years, 295 days</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="714.53.49">Coon, Mary Elizabeth</a> (1881-1973) — also known as Mary Elizabeth Lesher; Mrs. Byron M. Coon — of Estherville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/EM-lived.html">Emmet County</a>, Iowa; Takoma Park, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/MO-lived.html">Montgomery County</a>, Md.; Los Angeles, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-lived.html">Los Angeles County</a>, Calif. Born in Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1881/08-06.html">August 6, 1881</a>. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1920/IA.html">1920</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/OR-died.html">Orange County</a>, Calif., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1973/09-24.html">September 24, 1973</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/92.html">92 years, 49 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/OR-buried.html#cms04645">Fairhaven Memorial Park</a>, Santa Ana, Calif. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Daughter of William Allred Lesher and Elvira Jane (Shimer) Lesher; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1906/06-04.html">June 4, 1906</a>, to Byron McPherson Coon.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/166816854">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="239.38.96">Coon, Michael M.</a> — of Bronx, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/BX-lived.html">Bronx County</a>, N.Y. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Bronx County 8th District, 1942. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Coon, Park See <a href="#007.05.73">S. Park Coon</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="458.40.08">Coon, Renae</a> — Libertarian. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 10th District, 2002. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2002. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="580.82.88">Coon, Robert R.</a> — of Emmett, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/GE-lived.html">Gem County</a>, Idaho. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/ofc/emmett.html#2">Emmett, Idaho</a>, 1924-33 (acting, 1924). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="495.33.29">Coon, Ruth M.</a> — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn7.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> from 18th Senatorial District, 1961. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1961. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="007.05.73">Coon, S. Park</a> — of Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-lived.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/attygn.html">Wisconsin state attorney general</a>, 1850-52. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Coon, Sam See <a href="#905.86.38">Samuel Harrison Coon</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="770.66.26">Coon, Samuel H.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/MA-lived.html">Madison County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Madison County, 1811-12. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="905.86.38">Coon, Samuel Harrison</a> (1903-1980) — also known as Sam Coon — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OR/BA-lived.html">Baker County</a>, Ore. Born in Boise, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/AD-born.html">Ada County</a>, Idaho, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1903/04-15.html">April 15, 1903</a>. Republican. Member of Oregon state legislature, 1940; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OR/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Oregon</a> 2nd District, 1953-57; defeated, 1956. Died in Laguna Hills, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/OR-died.html">Orange County</a>, Calif., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1980/05-08.html">May 8, 1980</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/77.html">77 years, 23 days</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/plcrem.html">Cremated</a>; ashes scattered. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000743">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=402864">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="877.30.59">Coon, Sandra</a> — of Las Vegas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NV/CL-lived.html">Clark County</a>, Nev. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NV/ofc/lasvegas.html">mayor of Las Vegas, Nev.</a>, 2007. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2007. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="114.35.52">Coon, Stephen Mortimer</a> (1845-1913) — of Oswego, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/OS-lived.html">Oswego County</a>, N.Y. Born in Hastings-on-Hudson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WE-born.html">Westchester County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1845/04-18.html">April 18, 1845</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Oswego County 1st District, 1888-89. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1913/04-09.html">April 9, 1913</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/67.html">67 years, 356 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Stephen D. Coon and Sarah (Haight) Coon; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1870/11-23.html">November 23, 1870</a>, to Mary F. Coit.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="123.81.88">Coon, Warren Patten</a> — also known as Warren P. Coon — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ES-lived.html">Essex County</a>, N.J. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/asmbly.html">New Jersey state house of assembly</a> from Essex County, 1921-22; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New Jersey</a> 8th District, 1922. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="992.66.25">Coon, William C.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/TO-lived.html">Tompkins County</a>, N.Y.; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/SY-lived.html">Schuyler County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a>, 1856, 1870-71 (Tompkins County 1st District 1856, Schuyler County 1870-71). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="894.69.34">Coon, William H.</a> — of Cortland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/CR-lived.html">Cortland County</a>, N.Y. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/CR-officials.html">Cortland County District Attorney</a>, 1928-31; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/CR-parties.html">chair of Cortland County Republican Party</a>, 1932-35; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/cncn8.html">delegate to New York state constitutional convention</a> 40th District, 1938; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/nysc.html">Justice of New York Supreme Court</a> 6th District, 1942-58. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="349.16.25">Coon, William Hall</a> — of Easton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/FA-lived.html">Fairfield County</a>, Conn. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/physician.html">Physician</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Easton, 1939-40. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> </td></tr></table> <hr> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"> "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872</td> <td><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/"> <img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/images/tpgsub.gif" width=450 height=71 align="right" border=0 alt="The Political Graveyard"></a></td></tr></table> <table width=100% cellpadding=2> <tr><td colspan=3> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/index.html">The Political Graveyard</a> is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries. Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 338,260 politicians, living and dead.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify", for Political Graveyard purposes, if they have at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive of predecessor, successor, and merged entities.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The listings are incomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> Information on this page — and on all other pages of this site — is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sources before relying on any information here.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The official URL for this page is: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coon.html">https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coon.html</a>.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> Links to this or any other Political Graveyard page are welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimes change as the site develops.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> If you are searching for a specific named individual, try the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html">alphabetical index of politicians</a>.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3 align="left" valign="top"> Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; see <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/copyright/cases/499_US_340.htm">Feist v. Rural Telephone</a>. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this site are 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe to constitute fair use under applicable copyright law. Where possible, each image is linked to its online source. However, requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from this site are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection and arrangement are © 1996-2025 Lawrence Kestenbaum. (4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en">Creative Commons License</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3 align="left" valign="top"> What is a "political graveyard"? See <a href="https://politicaldictionary.com/words/political-graveyard">Political Dictionary</a>; <a href="https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=political%20graveyard">Urban Dictionary</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3 align="left" valign="top"> Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is The Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted by <a href="https://www.hdlmi.com">HDLmi.com</a>. — The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on February 17, 2025. </td></tr> </table> </body> </html>