Coffin, Tristram
colonist, was born in 1605, in England. He was the founder and the first chief magistrate of Nantucket colony. He died in 1681, in Nantucket, Mass.
WILLIAM COFFIN, ANDERSON, painter, was born Jan. 31, 1855, in Allegheny City, Pa. In 1886 he was awarded the Hallgarten prize of $200 for his picture in the National academy. His most notable works are The Close of Day; Portrait of a Gentleman; Reflections; Five O'Clock in the Morning; Moonlight in Harvest; and The Hayfield.