Biography:David Cushman Coyle

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David Cushman Coyle
Born1887
Died1969
OccupationStructural engineer, economist, author
Spouse(s)Doris Coyle
Children2 sons, 1 daughter
Parent(s)John Patterson Coyle
Mary Cushman

David Cushman Coyle (1887–1969) was an American structural engineer, economist, and writer. Coyle was the structural engineer of the Washington State Capitol and a prominent economic thinker during the New Deal.[1]

Early life

David Cushman Coyle was born in 1887. His parents were John Patterson Coyle, a Congregational minister, and Mary Cushman Coyle. His sister was Grace Coyle (1892–1962).[citation needed]

Career

Coyle was a structural engineer, economist and writer.[2]

Personal life and death

Coyle had a wife, Doris, two sons, and a daughter.[3] He resided in Washington, D.C. and Cliff Island, Portland, Maine, and summered in Cape Porpoise, Maine.[3] He died in 1969 in Washington, D.C.[3]

Selected works

  • Uncommon Sense, (1936)
  • America, (1941), published by National Home Library Foundation
  • Tolerance and Treason, The Yale Review, (Spring 1948)
  • The United States Political System and How it Works, (1957)
  • The United Nations and How It Works, (1965)
  • Roads to a New America, (1969)

References

  1. Paul Kellogg (1945). Survey Graphic. Survey Associates. p. 213. https://books.google.com/books?id=R2wqAAAAMAAJ. 
  2. "David Cushman Coyle". Virginia Quarterly Review. http://www.vqronline.org/people/david-cushman-coyle. Retrieved 22 June 2015. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "DAVID CUSHMAN COYLE". Biddeford-Saco Journal (Biddeford, Maine): p. 2. July 31, 1969. https://www.newspapers.com/image/82782306/?terms=%22David%2BCushman%2BCoyle%22. Retrieved November 23, 2017.