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Lawrence Coughlin (Robert Lawrence Coughlin) was born on 11 April, 1929 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, is an American lawyer and politician. Discover Lawrence Coughlin's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?
| Popular As |
Robert Lawrence Coughlin |
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| Age |
72 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
| Born |
11 April 1929 |
| Birthday |
11 April |
| Birthplace |
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
| Date of death |
30 November, 2001 |
| Died Place |
Mathews, Virginia |
| Nationality |
United States
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Lawrence Coughlin Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Lawrence Coughlin Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Lawrence Coughlin worth at the age of 72 years old? Lawrence Coughlin’s income source is mostly from being a successful lawyer. He is from United States. We have estimated Lawrence Coughlin's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
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| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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| Source of Income |
lawyer |
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His uncle was Clarence D. Coughlin, who represented Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district from 1921 to 1923.
Robert Lawrence Coughlin Jr. (April 11, 1929 – November 30, 2001) was an American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing the 13th district of Pennsylvania from 1969 to 1993.
He was raised on his father's farm near Scranton, and graduated from the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut, in 1946.
Coughlin then enrolled at Yale University, where he majored in economics and was a member of St. Anthony Hall.
He was also a classmate of George H. W. Bush, the future President of the United States.
After graduating from Yale in 1950, he received a Master of Business Administration degree from the Harvard Business School in 1954.
His studies at Harvard were interrupted during the Korean War, when he served as a captain in the United States Marine Corps and an aide to Lieutenant General Chesty Puller (1950–1952).
Following his military service, Coughlin entered the Temple University School of Law in Philadelphia, attending classes at night while working as a foreman on an assembly line at a steel company during the day.
He married Helen Combs Swan in 1950.
They had one daughter Elizabeth Swan Coughlin.
After Helen died in 1953, he married Susan MacGregor Coughlin
He received a Bachelor of Laws degree from Temple in 1958.
In 1959, Coughlin was admitted to the bar and joined the law firm of Saul Ewing in Philadelphia.
He was elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1964, representing one of Montgomery County's at-large seats.
He also 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.
R. Lawrence Coughlin was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to Robert Lawrence and Evelyn (née Wich) Coughlin.
After serving one term in the House, he was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate, where he represented the 17th District from 1967 to 1969.
As a state legislator, he served on the Joint State Government Commission Task Force on Penal Laws.
In 1968, after incumbent Richard Schweiker decided to run for the United States Senate, Coughlin successfully ran for the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district.
The district, based in Montgomery County and dominated by the Republican Party, included the affluent suburban communities of the Main Line and, in the 1980s, was reapportioned to include parts of Philadelphia.
After winning the Republican nomination, he defeated his Democratic opponent, Robert D. Gates, by a margin of 62% to 37%.
During his tenure in Congress, Coughlin earned a reputation as a moderate to liberal Republican.
A member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, he supported increased funding for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and other mass transportation agencies, housing programs, and anti-drug education.
He was also 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.
He also became known for always wearing a bow tie.
His two most competitive campaigns for re-election came in 1984 and 1986, facing Democratic state Representative Joe Hoeffel both times.
After retiring from Congress, Coughlin remained in Washington, D.C., and joined the law firm of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott.
Coughlin was re-elected eleven times, but declined to run again in 1992.
He joined the law firm of Thompson Coburn in 2001, and also served as president of the Friends of the United States National Arboretum.
Coughlin died from cancer at his home in Mathews, Virginia, at age 71.
He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
He was married three times, first to Elizabeth Poole Sellers Worrell.
