Clarence Clinton Coe (January 4, 1864 – April 29, 1936) was a member of the

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Biography

Coe was born on January 4, 1864 in

Sterling, Illinois Sterling is a city in Whiteside County, Illinois, Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. The population was 14,782 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, down from 15,370 in 2010. Formerly nicknamed "Hardware Capital of the World", the ...

."Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR2X-B8N : accessed 14 October 2015), Clarence C. Coe and Claudia W. Smith, 01 Sep 1888; citing reference 00768; FHL microfilm 1,275,770. In 1884, he graduated from high school in

, and moved to

Barron (town), Wisconsin Barron is a town in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 873 at the 2010 census. The town surrounds the City of Barron. Geography Barron is located in the center of Barron County. The Yellow River, a tributary of the ...

. Later, Coe graduated from the

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in 1888. That year, he married Claudia Mae Smith. His cousin, Jerome, was a municipal judge and his brother, Arthur, was a school board member. Coe and his family were members of the

Methodist Episcopal Church The Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC) was the oldest and largest Methodist denomination in the United States from its founding in 1784 until 1939. It was also the first religious denomination in the US to organize itself on a national basis. In ...

. He died on April 29, 1936.

Career

Coe was elected to the Assembly in 1918 and was defeated for re-election in 1920. Previously, he had been District Attorney of

Barron County, Wisconsin Barron County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,711. Its county seat is Barron. The county was created in 1859 and later organized in 1874. History The county was created in 1859 ...

, from 1889 to 1891 and a municipal judge from 1892 to 1900. He was appointed municipal judge again in 1928. He was a

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coe, Clarence People from Sterling, Illinois People from Barron, Wisconsin Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly District attorneys in Wisconsin Municipal judges in the United States Methodists from Wisconsin 20th-century Methodists University of Wisconsin Law School alumni 1864 births 1936 deaths