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COON (Soundex C500) — See also CHUN, CHUNN, CLOON, COAN, COANN, COEN, COENE, COHN, COHON, COIN, COLON, CONE, CONN, CONO, COONCE, COONERTY, COONEY, COONJOHN, COONLEY, COONROD, COONS, COONTZ, COXON, COYNE, CUENE, GOON, KHON, KOAN, KOEHN, KOEHNE, KOEN, KOHN, KOON, KOYEN, KOYNE, KUEHN, KUEHNE, KUENN, KUHN, KUHNE, KUN, SCOON.

  Coon: See J. C. Fanning
  Coon, Abram S. — of Preston Hollow, Albany County, N.Y. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Albany County 2nd District, 1901-06. Burial location unknown.
  Coon, C. B. — of Hebron, Thayer County, Neb. Member of Nebraska state senate, 1881. Burial location unknown.
  Coon, Carleton Stevens, Jr. (b. 1927) — also known as Carleton S. Coon — of Weare, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Paris, France, April 27, 1927. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Nepal, 1981-84. Still living as of 2004.
  Relatives: Married to Jane Abell.
  Coon, Charles Edward (1842-1920) — also known as Charles E. Coon — of Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Wash. Born in Friendship, Allegany County, N.Y., March 15, 1842. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1900; Lieutenant Governor of Washington, 1908-12. Died in Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Wash., January 8, 1920 (age 77 years, 299 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Uncle by marriage of Ralph Roger Wescott.
  Coon, Charles H., Jr. — of Michigan. Republican. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 5th District, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
  Coon, David — of Twin Lake, Muskegon County, Mich. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
  Coon, Ernest E. — of Boone County, W.Va. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Boone County, 1919. Burial location unknown.
  Coon, Eugene — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
  Coon, Henry Perrin (1822-1884) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Columbia County, N.Y., September 30, 1822. Physician; state court judge in California, 1856-60; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1863-67. Presbyterian. Died of heart failure in the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, Calif., December 4, 1884 (age 62 years, 65 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  Coon, Hiram — of Cayuga County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Cayuga County 1st District, 1850. Burial location unknown.
  Coon, Ira P. — of Plainfield, Waushara County, Wis. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1900. Burial location unknown.
  Coon, Irving — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for New York state assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  Coon, Jane Abell (b. 1929) — also known as Jane Abell — Born in Durham, Strafford County, N.H., May 9, 1929. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh, 1981-84. Female. Still living as of 1991.
  Relatives: Married to Carleton Stevens Coon, Jr..
  Coon, John E. — of Monroe, Ouachita Parish, La. Democrat. Member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1950; mayor of Monroe, La., 1952-55; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
  Coon, Jon (b. 1959) — of Southgate, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich., April 19, 1959. Libertarian. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1994; candidate for Michigan state board of education, 1998. Member, National Rifle Association. Still living as of 1998.
  Coon, Kathryn A. — of Fremont, Alameda County, Calif. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Coon, M. S. — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state senate 32nd District, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Coon, Marvin L. (1907-2002) — of Michigan. Born August 6, 1907. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state senate 32nd District, 1928; candidate for Michigan state auditor general, 1946. Died May 28, 2002 (age 94 years, 295 days). Burial location unknown.
  Coon, Michael M. — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Republican. Candidate for New York state assembly from Bronx County 8th District, 1942. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Coon, Mortimer See S. Mortimer Coon
  Coon, Park See S. Park Coon
  Coon, Renae — Libertarian. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 2002. Female. Still living as of 2002.
  Coon, Ruth M. — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 18th Senatorial District, 1961. Female. Still living as of 1961.
  Coon, S. Mortimer — of Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Oswego County 1st District, 1888-89. Burial location unknown.
  Coon, S. Park — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Democrat. Wisconsin state attorney general, 1850-52. Burial location unknown.
  Coon, Sam See Samuel Harrison Coon
  Coon, Samuel H. — of Madison County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Madison County, 1811-12. Burial location unknown.
  Coon, Samuel Harrison (1903-1980) — also known as Sam Coon — of Baker County, Ore. Born in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, April 15, 1903. Republican. Member of Oregon state legislature; U.S. Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1953-57; defeated, 1956. Died in Laguna Hills, Orange County, Calif., May 8, 1980 (age 77 years, 23 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Coon, Stephen Mortimer (1845-1913) — of Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y. Born in Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, N.Y., April 18, 1845. Son of Stephen D. Coon and Sarah (Haight) Coon. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1888-89. Died April 9, 1913 (age 67 years, 356 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 23, 1870, to Mary F. Coit.
  Coon, Warren P. — of New Jersey. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New Jersey 8th District, 1922. Burial location unknown.
  Coon, William C. — of Tompkins County, N.Y.; Schuyler County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly, 1856, 1870-71 (Tompkins County 1st District 1856, Schuyler County 1870-71). Burial location unknown.
  Coon, William H. — of Cortland, Cortland County, N.Y. Republican. Cortland County District Attorney, 1928-31; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 40th District, 1938; Justice of New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1943-58. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Coon, William Hall — of Easton, Fairfield County, Conn. Republican. Physician; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Easton, 1939-40. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.



 

 


 
   
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