Nobles County MN Archives Biographies.....Coughran, Frank R. 1858 - 
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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)

  FRANK R. COUGHRAN, Worthington's postmaster, was born at Reedsburg, Wis., Feb.

12, 1858. His father was Samuel Coughran, born in Vermont May 8, 1828, died at

Sioux Falls Dec. 1, 1891. His mother is Martha A. (Reed) Coughran, a native of

New York state.



  When Frank was seven years old the family moved to Sparta, Wis., and there he

was raised and received his education. At the age of 20 years, in June, 1878, he

went to Sioux Falls, S. D., and entered the employ of the American Express Co.,

opening the first express office in the city. With that firm Mr. Coughran was

connected practically all the time up to 1882, when he moved to Huron and took a

homestead-land of which he is still the owner. For a period of six years while

in Huron he was in the railroad mail service, opening the Columbia-Huron mail

route on the Northwestern line.



  From Huron Mr. Coughran returned to Sioux Falls and entered the employ of his

brother, E. W. Coughran. There he resided until November, 1891, when he came to

Worthington and took the management of the Worthington hotel. He conducted the

hotel until May 1, 1897. In November of the same year Mr. Coughran was appointed

postmaster of Worthington by President William McKinley and has held the office

since that date. He is a member of the Masonic and Workmen orders.



  Mr. Coughran was married at Sparta, Wis., Oct. 24, 1886, to Stella Dickinson,

daughter of S. N. Dickinson, who was a famous criminal lawyer. Mr. Dickinson

died at Superior, Wis., where he made his home during the later years of his

life. To Mr. and Mrs. Coughran has been born one daughter, Josephine M., born at

Sioux Falls March 24, 1888.



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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NOBLES COUNTY

MINNESOTA

BY

ARTHUR P. ROSE



NORTHERN HISTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY 



WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA 

PUBLISHERS

1908



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