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George Yost Coffin

George Yost Coffin

American cartoonist

George Yost Coffin (30 March 1850[1] – 28 November 1896) was a 19th-century political cartoonist noted for his characters and his work in Washington, D.C., particularly during the Civil War.[2] Coffin's political cartoons appeared in The Washington Post.[3]

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Born 30 March 1850 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, his parents were Sarah A. Harrington and George M. Coffin.[1]

Coffin began his studies in the Preparatory Department at Columbian College in 1862.[1] In 1904, the college changed its name to the George Washington University.[4]

His papers are held by George Washington University.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Lyle Slovick, Washington History, Fall/Winter 2006–2007, George Y. Coffin — A Schoolboy’s Life in 19th-Century Washington Archived 5 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  2. [2]
    Lyle Slovick, George Washington Magazine, Fall 2006, The Words and Artistry of George Yost Coffin. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  3. [3]
    Quintero, Ruben (15 April 2008). A Companion to Satire: Ancient and Modern. John Wiley & Sons. p. 529. ISBN 978-1-4051-7199-1.
  4. [4]
    Columbian University Becomes George Washington University in 1904, Ghosts of DC, 4 December 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Guide to the George Coffin Papers, 1858–1896". George Coffin papers, Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University.


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