Herbert Philip Coats (September 1, 1872 in
Fulton,
Oswego County, New York
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– December 9, 1932 in
Mount Vernon,
Westchester County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from
New York
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and
Puerto Rico.
Life
He was the son of William H. Coats and Emma (Guernsey) Coats. He attended the public schools, and graduated from
Albany Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1894, and practiced in
Saranac Lake Saranac Lake may refer to:
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*One of the three nearby Saranac Lakes, part of the Saranac River:
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,
Franklin County, New York.
Coats was a member of the
New York State Senate
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(34th D.) from 1910 to 1914, sitting in the
133rd,
134th,
135th,
136th and
137th New York State Legislature
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Background
Under the provisions o ...
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He was appointed as
Attorney General of Puerto Rico
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in 1923, and remained in office until May 1925. Afterwards he practiced law in
New York City, and was a partner in the law firm of Tomlinson, Herrick, Hoppin & Coats.
He died on December 9, 1932, at his home at 220 Central Parkway in
Mount Vernon, New York
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Sources
''Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes''by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, Vol. IV; pg. 367)
''New York Red Book''(1913, pg. 88)
''COATS GETS DELEGATES''in NYT on May 1, 1910
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in NYT on December 10, 1932 (subscription required)
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1872 births
1932 deaths
Republican Party New York (state) state senators
People from Fulton, Oswego County, New York
Secretaries of Justice of Puerto Rico
People from Saranac Lake, New York
Politicians from Mount Vernon, New York
Republican Party (Puerto Rico) politicians