Thomas W. Coffman
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"Thomas W. Coffman," White House Workers History Project, White House Historical Association, 2026, https://whha.whirlihost.com/Detail/workers/872.
- Position
- Grounds Laborer
- Years in President's House
- circa 1929
- Legal Status
- Free Person
- Gender
- Male
- Presidency
- Herbert Hoover
- Biography
- In 1929, an individual named Thomas W. Coffman was included on Lou Hoover’s annual staff Christmas list among horticulture employees supervised by Head Gardener Charles Henlock. (1) He may have worked on the White House Grounds or at the White House greenhouses near the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on the National Mall. City directories from the period tell us that he was employed by the Office of Public Buildings and Parks, but further information about his life and career is limited. (2)
- (1) Employees on Duty at the Executive Office, 1929, Lou Henry Hoover Papers, Subject Files, White House Christmas 1929, Herbert Hoover Presidential Library.
(2) Boyd’s District of Columbia Directory (R. L. Polk and Co., 1928, pg. 436; Boyd’s District of Columbia Directory (R. L. Polk and Co., 1930, pg. 404. - Birthplace
- Unclear from Context