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Horace Hopkins Coolidge (February 11, 1832 – February 3, 1912) was a Massachusetts lawyer and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and as a member and President of the Massachusetts Senate.
Early life
Coolidge was born on February 11, 1832, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Amos and Louisa (Hopkins) Coolidge.
Education
Coolidge attended Boston Latin School, and at Harvard College, from which he graduated (Phi Beta Kappa) in 1852.
Massachusetts legislature
Coolidge was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1865-1867, and a member of the Massachusetts Senate from 1869 to 1872 serving as President of the Massachusetts Senate in his last three years in the Senate.
Family life
On October 27, 1857 Coolidge married Eunice Maria Weeks, they had four children, William Williamson Coolidge, Louise Coolidge, Alice Coolidge, and Charles Cummings Coolidge.
Death
Coolidge died on February 3, 1912 at his home in Boston, Massachusetts.