1. Lawrence Coughlin served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the Montgomery County district from 1965 to 1966 and the Pennsylvania Senate for the 17th district from 1967 to 1969.
13 Facts About Lawrence Coughlin
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Lawrence Coughlin was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to Robert Lawrence and Evelyn Coughlin.
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Lawrence Coughlin's uncle was Clarence D Coughlin, who represented Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district from 1921 to 1923.
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Lawrence Coughlin was raised on his father's farm near Scranton, and graduated from the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut, in 1946.
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Lawrence Coughlin received a Bachelor of Laws degree from Temple in 1958.
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In 1959, Lawrence Coughlin was admitted to the bar and joined the law firm of Saul Ewing in Philadelphia.
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Lawrence Coughlin was elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1964, representing one of Montgomery County's at-large seats.
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In 1968, after incumbent Richard Schweiker decided to run for the United States Senate, Lawrence Coughlin successfully ran for the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district.
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Lawrence Coughlin was a member of the House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, in which capacity he supported additional funding for the destruction of cocaine processing labs and reducing efforts to interdict narcotics traffic.
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Lawrence Coughlin became known for always wearing a bow tie.
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Lawrence Coughlin was re-elected eleven times, but declined to run again in 1992.
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Lawrence Coughlin joined the law firm of Thompson Coburn in 2001, and served as president of the Friends of the United States National Arboretum.
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Lawrence Coughlin died from cancer at his home in Mathews, Virginia, at age 71.