Earl Coe

Earl Coe
9th Secretary of State of Washington
In office January 5, 1948 – January 16, 1957
Governor	Monrad Wallgren Arthur B. Langlie
Preceded by	Belle Reeves
Succeeded by	Victor Aloysius Meyers
Chair of the Washington State Democratic Party
In office 1946–1948
Member of the Washington Senate
In office 1944–1946
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
In office 1938–1944
Personal details
Born	Earl Sylvester Coe 1892 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	May 23, 1964 (aged 71–72) Olympia, Washington, U.S.
Political party	Democratic

Earl Sylvester Coe (1892 – May 23, 1964) was an American politician who served as the ninth Secretary of State of Washington. Coe previously served as a member of the Washington State Legislature.

Early life

Coe was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[1]

Career

In 1913, he relocated to Bingen, Washington, where he worked in the shipping and lumber business.

In 1938, he was elected to the Washington House of Representatives taking the seat previously held by Christian Aalvik.[2] In 1944, he was elected to the Washington State Senate. He was also an unsuccessful candidate for the United States House of Representatives in 1946. From 1946 to 1948, he served as the chair of the Washington State Democratic Party. He was a Democratic candidate for the 1956 Washington gubernatorial election, losing to Albert Rosellini. When Rosellini was elected governor, he appointed Coe to serve as secretary of state. He served from 1948 to 1957. He later served as the director of the Washington Department of Conservation.[3][4]

Death

Coe died in Olympia, Washington in 1964.[1]

References

1. "Washington's Secretaries of State - Past and Present". www.sos.wa.gov. Archived from the original on 2009-11-06. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
2. "Elections Search Results - November 1938 General, September 1938 Primary, November 1936 General, September 1936 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
3. "Archives West: Earl Coe papers, 1939-1963". archiveswest.orbiscascade.org. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
4. Earl Coe papers