David Cushman Coyle

David Cushman Coyle
Born 1887
Died 1969
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Residence Cliff Island, Portland, Maine, U.S.
Occupation Structural engineer, economist, author
Spouse(s) Doris Coyle
Children 2 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).

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
  • 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.
  2. ↑ "David Cushman Coyle". VQR Online. Virginia Quarterly Review. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "DAVID CUSHMAN COYLE". Biddeford-Saco Journal. Biddeford, Maine. July 31, 1969. p. 2. Retrieved November 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. (Registration required (help)).
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