Merwin Coad
Merwin Coad | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 6th district | |
| In office January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1963 | |
| Preceded by | James I. Dolliver |
| Succeeded by | Neal Smith (redistricted) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Doyle Merwin Coad September 28, 1924 Mitchell County, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | September 5, 2025 (aged 100) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Delores Hale
(m. 1944; div. 1961)Carol Faye Farnsworth
(m. 1961, divorced)Georgette Hill
(m. 1991; div. 1998) |
| Children | 6 |
| Education | Peru State College Phillips University Texas Christian University (BA) Drake University |
Doyle Merwin Coad (September 28, 1924 – September 5, 2025) was an American minister and politician from Iowa who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1957 to 1963. His election snapped the Republican Party's fourteen-year hold on every U.S. House seat from Iowa. He was a member of the Democratic Party.