Robert L. Coffey
Robert L. Coffey | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 26th district | |
| In office January 3, 1949 – April 20, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Harve Tibbott |
| Succeeded by | John P. Saylor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Lewis Coffey Jr. October 21, 1918 Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | April 20, 1949 (aged 30) Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Robert Lewis Coffey Jr. (October 21, 1918 – April 20, 1949) was an American coal miner, World War II veteran, and politician who served briefly as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
A former military fighter pilot, Coffey was killed after only four months in Congress when a military aircraft he was co-piloting crashed in an experimental flight.