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JOHN H. COUGHLIN
John
H. Coughlin occupies the position of ticket and freight agent of the Nevada
County Narrow Gauge Railroad at Grass Valley, and few persons occupy a higher
position in the esteem of the residents of this city than he. A native of Grass Valley, he was born August
8, 1869, his parents being Daniel and Elizabeth (Butler) Coughlin. His father, a native of Cork, Ireland, was
born November 5, 1827, and became a glass-blower by trade. Upon attaining his majority he left the
Emerald Isle, crossing the Atlantic to America, making his first location in
Boston, Massachusetts, where he followed his trade until 1855. In that year he came to California and has
since been a resident of Grass Valley.
In Sacramento he married Miss Butler and they became the parents of five
children.
John H. Coughlin, the fourth in
order of birth, spent his boyhood days under the parental roof and pursued his
education in his native town. On leaving
the high school he accepted a clerical position in the freight office at the
railroad depot and was thus employed until 1890, when he was promoted to ticket
and freight agent. He has thoroughly
mastered the business, becoming familiar with all the details, and the patrons
of the road find him most courteous and obliging. He is also engaged in the wholesale
mercantile business and has a very liberal patronage along that line. He is a man of resourceful ability, of
executive force and of determined purpose and is well qualified to carry
forward the various interests with which he is connected. In addition to those mentioned he represents
the Sacramento Transportation Company for the sale of brick and is also the
exclusive county agent for the Utah & Wyoming Coal Company, whose products
have a large sale on the market at Grass Valley.
On the 23rd of April,
1892, Mr. Coughlin was united in marriage to Miss Lillian Hasking,
a native of Grass Valley, and a daughter of Thomas Hasking,
who was born in England and is now a retired merchant at this place. Their union is blessed with two children,
Frances and Mervin, and they lost one son in infancy. Theirs is one of the most beautiful homes of
the city, being pleasantly located on Bush Street amid attractive
surroundings. The interior decorations
and furnishings indicate the culture and refinement of the owner, and the
library, well filled with the works of standard authors, attests the literary
taste of Mr. and Mrs. Coughlin. Their
home is the center of a cultured society circle and their friends are legion. Politically Mr. Coughlin is allied with
Democracy and is a valued member of the Masonic fraternity, the Eastern Star
lodge, the Knights of Pythias and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He is also past president of Quartz Parlor,
N. S. G. W. He has been an active member
of the fire department of Grass Valley, and is a public-spirited and
progressive citizen whose efforts in behalf of the advancement and upbuilding
of the town and county have been effective and beneficial. He has a wide acquaintance throughout this section
of the state and is highly respected as a successful businessman of integrity
and ability.
Transcribed by
Gerald Iaquinta.
Source:
“A Volume of Memoirs and Genealogy of Representative Citizens of Northern
California”, Pages 732-733. Chicago Standard Genealogical Publishing Co. 1901.
© 2011
Gerald Iaquinta.
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