John Calvin Coolidge Sr.

John Calvin Coolidge Sr.
Coolidge in an undated photograph
Member of the Vermont Senate from Windsor County
In office 1910–1912 Serving with Edward A. Davis Edward H. Edgerton
Preceded by	F. Thomas Kidder Edward B. Flinn Loyal E. Sherwin
Succeeded by	Herbert H. Blanchard David A. Elliott Don C. Pollard
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Plymouth
In office 1872–1878
Preceded by	Charles A. Scott
Succeeded by	Alonzo F. Hubbard
Justice of the Peace for Plymouth, Vermont
In office 1880–1900
In office 1916–1924
Member of the Plymouth, Vermont Selectboard
In office 1869–1872
Personal details
Born	John Calvin Coolidge (1845-03-31)March 31, 1845 Plymouth, Vermont, U.S
Died	March 18, 1926(1926-03-18) (aged 80) Plymouth, Vermont, U.S
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Victoria Josephine Moor ​ ​ (m. 1868; died 1885)​ Caroline Athelia Brown ​ ​ (m. 1891; died 1920)​
Children	2, Including Calvin
Parents	Calvin Galusha Coolidge Sarah Brewer Coolidge
Relatives	John Coolidge (grandson)
Occupation	Businessman, Politician, Banker, Farmer
Military service
Allegiance	Union United States State of Vermont
Branch/service	Vermont Militia
Years of service	1860–1869 1900–1902
Rank	Colonel
Unit	10th Regiment, Vermont Militia Military staff of Governor William W. Stickney
Commands	Company K, 10th Regiment

John Calvin Coolidge Sr. (March 31, 1845 – March 18, 1926) was an American politician and businessman from Vermont, and the father of Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president of the United States. The senior Coolidge administered the presidential oath of office to his son at their family homestead in the early morning hours of August 3, 1923, following the death of President Warren G. Harding.

Born in Plymouth, Vermont, Coolidge was a farmer and store owner, and worked at a variety of other occupations, including banker and insurance broker. In addition, he was a veteran of the Vermont militia, and held the law enforcement posts of town constable and county deputy sheriff. A prominent local leader, he served in numerous Plymouth town offices, and was elected to terms in both the Vermont House of Representatives and Vermont Senate.

Coolidge remained active in his farming and business interests until his death in Plymouth in 1926; he was buried in Plymouth Notch at a village cemetery where several generations of his family are also buried.