John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. (July 4, 1872 -- January 5, 1933) was the 30th President of the United States (1923--1929). A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state. His actions during the Boston Police Strike of 1919 thrust him into the national spotlight.
John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. (July 4, 1872 -- January 5, 1933) was the 30th President of the United States (1923--1929). A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state. His actions during the Boston Police Strike of 1919 thrust him into the national spotlight.