John M. Coghlan

John Maxwell Coghlan (December 8, 1835 – March 26, 1879) was a California Republican politician who represented California's 3rd congressional district in the 42nd United States Congress.

John M. Coghlan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
In office
March 4, 1871 - March 3, 1873
Preceded byJames A. Johnson
Succeeded byJohn K. Luttrell
ConstituencyCalifornia's 3rd congressional district
Member of the California State Assembly
In office
1865 - 1867
United States Attorney for the Northern District of California
In office
1876 - 1878
Personal details
BornDecember 8, 1835
Louisville, Kentucky
DiedMarch 26, 1879 (aged 43)
Oakland, California
Political partyRepublican

Coghlan was born in Louisville, Kentucky and moved with his parents to Illinois in 1847, and again in 1850 to California during the California Gold Rush, where they settled in Suisun City.[1]

Coghlan studied law and was admitted to the bar and practiced in Suisun City. He was a member of the California State Assembly from 1865 to 1867, representing Napa and Lake counties. He was elected as a Republican to the 42nd Congress (1871–1873), but lost his bid for reelection in 1872 to Democrat John K. Luttrell.

He was the United States Attorney for the Northern District of California from 1876 to 1878, and was appointed Chief Justice of the Territorial Utah Supreme Court, and confirmed by the United States Senate,[2] but declined to serve.[3] He practiced law in Oakland, California until his death in 1879.[1] He is buried in Mountain View Cemetery.

References
  1. "COGHLAN, John Maxwell - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  2. Los Angeles Herald (March 30, 1876), p. 2.
  3. Lewis Francis Byington, History of San Francisco 3 Vols (S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, 1931). Vol. 3 Pages 10-11.
Political offices
Preceded by
W. B. H. Dodson		 California State Assemblyman, 18th District
(Napa/Lake County seat)
1865–1867		 Succeeded by
John C. Crigler
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
James A. Johnson		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 3rd congressional district
1871–1873		 Succeeded by
John K. Luttrell


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