William Sloane Coffin, Jr.

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William Sloane Coffin, Jr.

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Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Death: April 12, 2006 (81)
Strafford, Orange County, Vermont, United States
Place of Burial: 20 Brook Road, Strafford, Orange County, Vermont, 05072, United States
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Son of William Sloane Coffin, Sr. and Catherine Coffin
Husband of Private and Private
Ex-husband of Private
Father of Alexander Coffin; Private and Private
Brother of Private and Private

Occupation: Minister, social activist
Managed by: Andrzej Hennel
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About William Sloane Coffin, Jr.

William Sloane Coffin, Jr. was an American Christian clergyman and long-time peace activist. He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church, and later received ministerial standing in the United Church of Christ. In his younger days he was an athlete, a talented pianist, a CIA officer, and later chaplain of Yale University, where the influence of H. Richard Niebuhr's social philosophy led him to become a leader in the civil rights movement and peace movements of the 1960s and 1970s. He also was a member of the secret society Skull and Bones. He went on to serve as senior minister at Riverside Church in New York City and President of SANE/Freeze, the nation's largest peace and social justice group, and prominently opposed United States military interventions in conflicts, from the Vietnam War to the Iraq War. He was also an ardent supporter of gay rights. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

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William Sloane Coffin, Jr.'s Timeline

1924
June 1, 1924
New York City, New York, United States
1960
1960
2006
April 12, 2006
Age 81
Strafford, Orange County, Vermont, United States
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Strafford Cemetery, 20 Brook Road, Strafford, Orange County, Vermont, 05072, United States