John Calvin Coolidge Sr.

ABOUT JOHN CALVIN COOLIDGE SR.

Most famous as the father of thirtieth United States President Calvin Coolidge , this Vermont-bred man was a politician in his own right, serving in his state's Senate and House of Representatives.

A native of Windsor County, Vermont, he worked as a teacher, small business owner, and farmer before beginning his political career.

He served as a colonel in the military unit assigned to the Governor of Vermont.

His first marriage, to Victoria Josephine Moor, produced future U.S. President Calvin Coolidge (born John Calvin Coolidge , Jr.), as well as a daughter named Abigail (who died in her teens). His second marriage, to a schoolteacher, lasted from the 1890s until his death in 1926.

He and James Madison, Sr. are both remembered as the fathers of United States presidents.