HON. TRENMOR COFFIN, a prominent citizen and leading representative of the bar of Nevada, came to the state in August, 1871. He was born in Hendricks county, Indiana, August 22, 1848, and is a son of Addison Coffin, a native of New Garden, North Carolina, where he was born January 28. 1822. Addison Coffin was a farmer and Quaker. He walked from his home in North Carolina to Hendricks county, Indiana, in 1844. On July 5, 1845, he was married to Emily Hadley in Hendricks county. She was a native of North Carolina. It was on account of his opposition to slavery that Addison Coffin left his native state, and in Indiana he played an important part in the underground railway, assisting many slaves to escape. His most excellent wife died when Trenmor was a child, but he survived until 1897, when he died in his home in Indiana, aged seventyfive years.
Trenmor Coffin was reared upon his father's farm and attended the public schools in winter. Later he was sent to the National Normal School at Lebanon, Ohio, from which he was graduated, and he then began to teach in Ohio. From that state he moved to Carson City, Nevada, and resumed his teaching. He worked with pick and shovel when it was necessary and did any honest work. After teaching in the grammar school he was placed in charge of the state library, and he then began his law studies under the direction of Ellis & King, being admitted to practice in October, 1874. Immediately thereafter he engaged in the practice of his profession in Carson City and has since made it his home, becoming one of the most successful men in his profession.
He is an active Republican, and in 1876 was nominated by his party for the office of district attorney and elected by a good majority. In 1880, unsolicited by him, his party nominated him for the state assembly, and after a thorough canvass he was elected. After a very honorable career in the lower house, he was re-elected to succeed himself, and he then had the honor of being chairman of the assembly. He has also served as county treasurer for two years; United States district attorney of Nevada for four years, receiving the appointment from President Arthur; served as regent of the State University and has always taken a deep interest in educational matters, serving as school trustee for a number of years. He was also a candidate of his party for supreme judge, but was defeated, and was also chairman of the Republican state central committee and did effective service for his party in that capacity. But when the gold platform was adopted, he resigned and allied himself with the silver party and supported Mr. Bryan, although he has never joined the Democracy, styling himself a silver or bimetallist Republican. During his long life in Nevada he has become greatly interested in irrigation, and is now connected with a large canal being constructed in Inyo county. California, which when completed will irrigate twenty thousand acres of land. The canal is forty-four miles in length and is proving a great success.
On June 4, 1885, Mr. Coffin was married to Marie Tonisa Benoit, a lady of French extraction. Two children have been born to them, namely: Trennior, Jr., and Emily, both bright young people at school. Mr. and Mrs. Coffin have a pleasant home in Carson City, where their large circle of friends is always warmly welcomed. Mr. Coffin has passed all the degrees in the Masonic fraternity and held all the offices from lowest up, and is now deputy grand master of the state. When the next grand master of the state is selected he will probably be called upon to fill that office if his health permits. He still adheres to the faith of his Quaker ancestry, and is a man highly respected throughout the state for his many excellent traits of character.
A History of the State of Nevada
Published 1904
Trenmor Coffin was reared upon his father's farm and attended the public schools in winter. Later he was sent to the National Normal School at Lebanon, Ohio, from which he was graduated, and he then began to teach in Ohio. From that state he moved to Carson City, Nevada, and resumed his teaching. He worked with pick and shovel when it was necessary and did any honest work. After teaching in the grammar school he was placed in charge of the state library, and he then began his law studies under the direction of Ellis & King, being admitted to practice in October, 1874. Immediately thereafter he engaged in the practice of his profession in Carson City and has since made it his home, becoming one of the most successful men in his profession.
He is an active Republican, and in 1876 was nominated by his party for the office of district attorney and elected by a good majority. In 1880, unsolicited by him, his party nominated him for the state assembly, and after a thorough canvass he was elected. After a very honorable career in the lower house, he was re-elected to succeed himself, and he then had the honor of being chairman of the assembly. He has also served as county treasurer for two years; United States district attorney of Nevada for four years, receiving the appointment from President Arthur; served as regent of the State University and has always taken a deep interest in educational matters, serving as school trustee for a number of years. He was also a candidate of his party for supreme judge, but was defeated, and was also chairman of the Republican state central committee and did effective service for his party in that capacity. But when the gold platform was adopted, he resigned and allied himself with the silver party and supported Mr. Bryan, although he has never joined the Democracy, styling himself a silver or bimetallist Republican. During his long life in Nevada he has become greatly interested in irrigation, and is now connected with a large canal being constructed in Inyo county. California, which when completed will irrigate twenty thousand acres of land. The canal is forty-four miles in length and is proving a great success.
On June 4, 1885, Mr. Coffin was married to Marie Tonisa Benoit, a lady of French extraction. Two children have been born to them, namely: Trennior, Jr., and Emily, both bright young people at school. Mr. and Mrs. Coffin have a pleasant home in Carson City, where their large circle of friends is always warmly welcomed. Mr. Coffin has passed all the degrees in the Masonic fraternity and held all the offices from lowest up, and is now deputy grand master of the state. When the next grand master of the state is selected he will probably be called upon to fill that office if his health permits. He still adheres to the faith of his Quaker ancestry, and is a man highly respected throughout the state for his many excellent traits of character.
A History of the State of Nevada
Published 1904
HON. TRENMOR COFFIN, a prominent citizen and leading representative of the bar of Nevada, came to the state in August, 1871. He was born in Hendricks county, Indiana, August 22, 1848, and is a son of Addison Coffin, a native of New Garden, North Carolina, where he was born January 28. 1822. Addison Coffin was a farmer and Quaker. He walked from his home in North Carolina to Hendricks county, Indiana, in 1844. On July 5, 1845, he was married to Emily Hadley in Hendricks county. She was a native of North Carolina. It was on account of his opposition to slavery that Addison Coffin left his native state, and in Indiana he played an important part in the underground railway, assisting many slaves to escape. His most excellent wife died when Trenmor was a child, but he survived until 1897, when he died in his home in Indiana, aged seventyfive years.
Trenmor Coffin was reared upon his father's farm and attended the public schools in winter. Later he was sent to the National Normal School at Lebanon, Ohio, from which he was graduated, and he then began to teach in Ohio. From that state he moved to Carson City, Nevada, and resumed his teaching. He worked with pick and shovel when it was necessary and did any honest work. After teaching in the grammar school he was placed in charge of the state library, and he then began his law studies under the direction of Ellis & King, being admitted to practice in October, 1874. Immediately thereafter he engaged in the practice of his profession in Carson City and has since made it his home, becoming one of the most successful men in his profession.
He is an active Republican, and in 1876 was nominated by his party for the office of district attorney and elected by a good majority. In 1880, unsolicited by him, his party nominated him for the state assembly, and after a thorough canvass he was elected. After a very honorable career in the lower house, he was re-elected to succeed himself, and he then had the honor of being chairman of the assembly. He has also served as county treasurer for two years; United States district attorney of Nevada for four years, receiving the appointment from President Arthur; served as regent of the State University and has always taken a deep interest in educational matters, serving as school trustee for a number of years. He was also a candidate of his party for supreme judge, but was defeated, and was also chairman of the Republican state central committee and did effective service for his party in that capacity. But when the gold platform was adopted, he resigned and allied himself with the silver party and supported Mr. Bryan, although he has never joined the Democracy, styling himself a silver or bimetallist Republican. During his long life in Nevada he has become greatly interested in irrigation, and is now connected with a large canal being constructed in Inyo county. California, which when completed will irrigate twenty thousand acres of land. The canal is forty-four miles in length and is proving a great success.
On June 4, 1885, Mr. Coffin was married to Marie Tonisa Benoit, a lady of French extraction. Two children have been born to them, namely: Trennior, Jr., and Emily, both bright young people at school. Mr. and Mrs. Coffin have a pleasant home in Carson City, where their large circle of friends is always warmly welcomed. Mr. Coffin has passed all the degrees in the Masonic fraternity and held all the offices from lowest up, and is now deputy grand master of the state. When the next grand master of the state is selected he will probably be called upon to fill that office if his health permits. He still adheres to the faith of his Quaker ancestry, and is a man highly respected throughout the state for his many excellent traits of character.
A History of the State of Nevada
Published 1904
Trenmor Coffin was reared upon his father's farm and attended the public schools in winter. Later he was sent to the National Normal School at Lebanon, Ohio, from which he was graduated, and he then began to teach in Ohio. From that state he moved to Carson City, Nevada, and resumed his teaching. He worked with pick and shovel when it was necessary and did any honest work. After teaching in the grammar school he was placed in charge of the state library, and he then began his law studies under the direction of Ellis & King, being admitted to practice in October, 1874. Immediately thereafter he engaged in the practice of his profession in Carson City and has since made it his home, becoming one of the most successful men in his profession.
He is an active Republican, and in 1876 was nominated by his party for the office of district attorney and elected by a good majority. In 1880, unsolicited by him, his party nominated him for the state assembly, and after a thorough canvass he was elected. After a very honorable career in the lower house, he was re-elected to succeed himself, and he then had the honor of being chairman of the assembly. He has also served as county treasurer for two years; United States district attorney of Nevada for four years, receiving the appointment from President Arthur; served as regent of the State University and has always taken a deep interest in educational matters, serving as school trustee for a number of years. He was also a candidate of his party for supreme judge, but was defeated, and was also chairman of the Republican state central committee and did effective service for his party in that capacity. But when the gold platform was adopted, he resigned and allied himself with the silver party and supported Mr. Bryan, although he has never joined the Democracy, styling himself a silver or bimetallist Republican. During his long life in Nevada he has become greatly interested in irrigation, and is now connected with a large canal being constructed in Inyo county. California, which when completed will irrigate twenty thousand acres of land. The canal is forty-four miles in length and is proving a great success.
On June 4, 1885, Mr. Coffin was married to Marie Tonisa Benoit, a lady of French extraction. Two children have been born to them, namely: Trennior, Jr., and Emily, both bright young people at school. Mr. and Mrs. Coffin have a pleasant home in Carson City, where their large circle of friends is always warmly welcomed. Mr. Coffin has passed all the degrees in the Masonic fraternity and held all the offices from lowest up, and is now deputy grand master of the state. When the next grand master of the state is selected he will probably be called upon to fill that office if his health permits. He still adheres to the faith of his Quaker ancestry, and is a man highly respected throughout the state for his many excellent traits of character.
A History of the State of Nevada
Published 1904
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