Background
He was born in Barrington, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia in 1817.
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Thomas Coffin
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In 1855, he was named a justice of the peace and he served as school commissioner in Shelburne County and the Barrington district. He represented Shelburne County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Reformer from 1851 to 1855 and as a Liberal from 1859 until Confederation. In 1867, he was elected to the 1st Canadian Parliament representing the riding of Shelburne as a Liberal-Conservative supporter of Sir John A. Macdonald.
He was re-elected in 1872 and crossed the floor the next year to join the Liberal Party of Canada.
He was re-elected 1874 and defeated in 1878. From 1873 to 1878, he was the Receiver General.
He died in Barrington in 1890.
Politics
Liberal Party of Canada, Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
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Political Party
Liberal Party of Canada