| Robert Lawrence Coughlin | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th district |
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| In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Schweiker |
| Succeeded by | Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the Montgomery County district |
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| In office January 2, 1967 – January 3, 1969 |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the Montgomery County district |
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| In office January 1965 – November 30, 1966 |
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| Born | April 11, 1929 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
| Died | November 30, 2001 (aged 72) |
| Political party | Republican |
Robert Lawrence Coughlin (April 11, 1929 – November 30, 2001) was an American lawyer and Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
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Robert Lawrence Coughlin was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA. He graduated from Yale University, where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall, in 1950, received an M.B.A. from Harvard University in 1954, and Temple University Evening Law School in 1958.
He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1950 to 1952.
Coughlin served in the Pennsylvania State House from 1965 to 1967, representing Montgomery County as a holder of one of its allotted at-large seats. He was elected to the State Senate in 1966, and in 1968, he was elected to the 91st and to the eleven succeeding Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1992.
He was married to Susan MacGregor Coughlin and they had four children, Lisa, Lynne, Sara, R. Lawrence Coughlin III.
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Richard S. Schweiker |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district 1969–1993 |
Succeeded by Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky |