Who is Calvin Coolidge?
Calvin Coolidge served as the 30th President of the United States from 1923-29. Coolidge was a lawyer and Republican. Born John Calvin Coolidge, Jr., in Plymouth, Vermont, on 4 July 1872, he attended school in Vermont during his early years. In 1895, Coolidge graduated with honors from Amherst College in Massachusetts. Coolidge did not attend law school, but rather apprenticed with a law firm in Northampton, Massachusetts, and was admitted to the bar. He started his own law practice in 1898. In 1905, Coolidge married a schoolteacher Grace Anna Goodhue. The couple had two sons, John and Calvin, Jr. The early political career of Calvin Coolidge included a council seat, a seat in the Massachusetts State Legislature, and the mayoral position of Northampton. He was elected Governor of Massachusetts in 1918. His platform supported conservative fiscal practices, mild opposition to prohibition, as well as support for women’s right to vote and the United State’s involvement in World War I. Duri