= John E. Coffee = '''John E. Coffee''' was a [[UnitedStates/DemocraticParty|Democratic]] politician and [[UnitedStates/HouseOfRepresentatives|congressman]] for Georgia. <> ---- == History == As a general of the Georgian state militia, Coffee oversaw supply and logistics. He served in the '''Georgia Senate''' for 1819-1827 (possibly to represent Telfair county?). Coffee was elected to [[UnitedStates/HouseOfRepresentatives|Congress]] in 1832. (At this time, Georgia elected all 9 members from a state-wide at-large district.) He died on September 25, 1836; news of his death spread slowly and he was posthumously re-elected in November. ---- == Policies == ---- CategoryRicottone