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Former Rep. Lawrence Coughlin

R Pennsylvania, 13th (1969-1993) Not In Office, Died, Nov. 30, 2001

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Summary

COUGHLIN, Robert Lawrence, (nephew of Clarence Dennis Coughlin), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa., April 11, 1929; A.B., Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 1950; M.B.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1954; LL.B., Temple University Evening Law School, Philadelphia, Pa., 1958; lawyer, private practice; manufacturer; United States Marine Corps, 1950-1952; member of the Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1965-1967; member of the Pennsylvania state senate, 1967-1969; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-first and to the eleven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1969-January 3, 1993); was not a candidate for renomination to the One Hundred Third Congress in 1992; died on November 30, 2001, in Mathews, Va.

Biographical

  • Full Name: Robert Lawrence Coughlin
  • Gender: Male Male
  • Date of Birth: April 11, 1929
  • Date of Death: Nov. 30, 2001 (age: 72)

Office History

Congressional Offices:
  • U.S. House of Representatives (Jan. 3, 1969-Jan. 2, 1993) Not In Office, Died, Nov. 30, 2001

    Member, 13th Congressional District of Pennsylvania

Election Results

  • 1991 (Nov. 6, 1990 election)
    13th Congressional District of Pennsylvania
    Robert Lawrence Coughlin (Lawrence), 60.30%
    Republican
    Bernard Tomkin, 39.70%
    Democrat
  • 1989 (Nov. 8, 1988 election)
    13th Congressional District of Pennsylvania
    Robert Lawrence Coughlin (Lawrence), 66.57%
    Republican
    Bernard Tomkin, 33.43%
    Democrat
  • 1987 (Nov. 4, 1986 election)
    13th Congressional District of Pennsylvania
    Robert Lawrence Coughlin (Lawrence), 58.52%
    Republican
  • 1985 (Nov. 6, 1984 election)
    13th Congressional District of Pennsylvania
    Robert Lawrence Coughlin (Lawrence), 56.11%
    Republican
  • 1983 (Nov. 2, 1982 election)
    13th Congressional District of Pennsylvania
    Robert Lawrence Coughlin (Lawrence), 64.30%
    Republican
    Martin J Cunningham Jr, 35.16%
    Democrat
  • 1981 (Nov. 4, 1980 election)
    13th Congressional District of Pennsylvania
    Robert Lawrence Coughlin (Lawrence), 69.95%
    Republican
    Pete Slawek, 29.23%
    Democrat
  • 1979 (Nov. 7, 1978 election)
    13th Congressional District of Pennsylvania
    Robert Lawrence Coughlin (Lawrence), 70.51%
    Republican
    Alan Bendix Rubenstein, 29.49%
    Democrat
  • 1977 (Nov. 2, 1976 election)
    13th Congressional District of Pennsylvania
    Robert Lawrence Coughlin (Lawrence), 63.41%
    Republican
    Gertrude Strick, 36.59%
    Democrat

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