Calvin Galusha Coolidge

American politician

Calvin Galusha Coolidge

Member of the
Vermont House of Representatives
from Plymouth
In office
1860–1862
Preceded by| J. A. Pollard
Succeeded by| James S. Brown
Personal details
Born| (1815-09-22)September 22, 1815
Plymouth, Vermont, U.S.
Died| December 15, 1878(1878-12-15) (aged 63)
Plymouth, Vermont, U.S.
Resting place| Plymouth Notch Cemetery, Plymouth, Vermont
Spouse| Sarah Brewer
Relations| Calvin Coolidge (grandson)
Children| John Calvin Coolidge Sr. (son)
Occupation| Farmer and politician

Calvin Galusha Coolidge (September 22, 1815 – December 15, 1878) was an American farmer and politician.

## Background

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Calvin G. Coolidge was born in Plymouth, Vermont. His parents were Calvin Coolidge (1780–1853) and Sarah Thompson (1789–1856). Coolidge was a farmer. He served in local government as a justice of the peace, constable, and selectman. He served in the Vermont House of Representatives in 1860 and 1861. He was the father of John Calvin Coolidge Sr., who also served in the Vermont General Assembly, and the grandfather of Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States. Coolidge died in Plymouth, Vermont in 1878 at the age of 63.[1][2][3][4]

## Notes

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1. ^ 'The New England Historical and Genealogical Registers, volumes 76–77, New England Historic Genealogical Society: 1922, Biographical Sketch of Calvin Galusha Coolidge, p. 303
2. ^ "The Shed Room - Historic Sites". historicsites.vermont.gov. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
3. ^ "Coolidge Family Papers 1802–1932 Vermont Historical Society" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
4. ^ 'Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont,' Roster of the Members of the Vermont House of Representatives, October Session 1860, E. P. Walton-printer, Montpelier, Vermont: 1860, pg. 9

## External links

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* Calvin Galusha Coolidge at Find a Grave

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Calvin Coolidge

* 30th President of the United States (1923–1929)
* 29th Vice President of the United States (1921–1923)
* 48th Governor of Massachusetts (1919–1921)

Life|

* Early life and family history
* Boyhood home and first inauguration site
* gravesite
* Calvin Coolidge House
* Early career and marriage
* Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Massachusetts
* Boston police strike (1919)
* Vice Presidency
* Retirement and death
* Presidential Library and Museum

Presidency
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* First inauguration
* Second inauguration
* Industry and trade
* Taxation (Revenue Act of 1924, Revenue Act of 1926, Revenue Act of 1928)
* Allegheny National Forest
* Civil rights (Indian Citizenship Act of 1924)
* Immigration Act of 1924
* Clarke–McNary Act
* Oil Pollution Act of 1924
* World War Adjusted Compensation Act (1924)
* Opposition to farm subsidies (McNary–Haugen Farm Relief Bill)
* Judiciary Act of 1925
* Federal Corrupt Practices Act Amendments of 1925
* Railway Labor Act
* Passport Act of 1926
* Flood control (Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, Flood Control Act of 1928)
* State of the Union Addresses (1926
* 1927)
* "I do not choose to run" (1927)
* Radio Act of 1927
* Federal Radio Commission
* Equal-time rule
* McFadden Act (1927)
* Brave Little State of Vermont speech (1928)
* McSweeney-McNary Act of 1928
* Migratory Bird Conservation Act
* Reed–Jenkins Act
* Foreign policy (Banana Wars, United States occupation of Nicaragua (1912–1933), United States occupation of Haiti (1915–1934), United States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916–1924), Washington Naval Treaty (1922), Kellogg–Briand Pact (1928)
* Presidential transition of Herbert Hoover
* Cabinet
* Judicial appointments
* Harlan F. Stone Supreme Court nomination

Elections|

* 1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
* 1919 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
* 1920 Republican National Convention
* 1920 United States presidential election
* transition
* 1924 Republican National Convention
* 1924 United States presidential election

Books|

* The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge (1929)

Public image|

* Things named after Coolidge
* Sesquicentennial half dollar
* U.S. postage stamps
* Coolidge effect
* SS President Coolidge
* Backstairs at the White House (1979 miniseries)

Family|

* Grace Coolidge (wife)
* John Coolidge (son)
* John Calvin Coolidge Sr. (father)
* Calvin Galusha Coolidge (grandfather)
* Arthur Brown, Olympia Brown, Charles A. Coolidge (cousins)
* Marcus A. Coolidge, Arthur W. Coolidge, Martha Coolidge, Carlos Coolidge (distant relations)
* Edmund Rice (ancestor)
* Rob Roy (family dog)
* Rebecca (pet raccoon)

* ← Warren G. Harding
* Herbert Hoover →

* ← Thomas R. Marshall
* Charles G. Dawes →

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