John E. Coffee

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This article is about the Georgia militia leader during the Creek War and Member of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia. For the Tennessee militia leader during the War of 1812 (and John E. Coffee's first cousin), see John Coffee.

John E. Coffee (December 3, 1782 – September 25, 1836) was a military leader and a United States Congressman for the state of Georgia.

1 Early life
2 Military career
3 Political career
4 Eponymous places
5 Notes
6 External links

[edit] Early life

Born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, Coffee moved with his father to a plantation near Powelton in Hancock County, Georgia, in 1800. Coffee settled in Telfair County, Georgia in 1807 where he farmed.

[edit] Military career

As a general in the Georgia state militia, Coffee cut a road through the state of Georgia that would be called "Coffee Road" to carry munitions of war to the Florida Territory to fight the Indians during the Creek War. It is now called the "Old Coffee Road".

[edit] Political career

John Coffee served as a member of the Georgia Senate from 1819 to 1827. He was elected as a Jacksonian Democrat to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth U.S. Congresses and served from March 4, 1833, until his death on September 25, 1836. He was reelected to the Twenty-fifth United States Congress on October 3, 1836; the announcement of his death not having been received. Coffee died on his plantation near Jacksonville, Georgia, on September 25, 1836, and was buried on his plantation near Jacksonville. His remains were reinterred in McRae Cemetery, McRae, Georgia, in 1921.

[edit] Eponymous places

In addition to Old Coffee Road, Coffee County, Georgia and General Coffee State Park are named in honor of John E. Coffee.

[edit] Notes

Researchers often confuse General John R. Coffee, the military leader in the War of 1812, with General John E. Coffee. John R.(also known as "Tennessee John") and John E. were first cousins.

[edit] External links

Preceded by Daniel Newnan	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's At-large congressional district March 4, 1833 – September 25, 1836	Succeeded by William Crosby Dawson