Background
Coghlan, Ralph was born on December 8, 1896 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Thomas and Victoria (Bauer) Coghlan.
Coghlan, Ralph was born on December 8, 1896 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Thomas and Victoria (Bauer) Coghlan.
Student John Marshall Law School, 1915-1917, University of Wisconsin, 1919-1920.
Editorial writer Courier-Journal, Lousiville, 1920-1922. Reporter Louisville Post, 1922-1924. Editorial writer Post Dispatch, Saint Louis, 1925-1939.
Editor editorial page, 1939-1949.
Foreign correspondent, columnist, 1949-1950. Now consultant to Governor Robert B. Meynor, New Jersey.
Served with United States Army, 1917-1919. Member American Society Newspaper. Clubs: National Press.
Columbian.
Married Margaret Mueller, June 19, 1926. Children: Peggy, Wallace Hughes.