▁States ▁Senator ▁representing ▁Massachusetts ▁from ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁to ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁C ool idge ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁West min ster , ▁Massachusetts , ▁son ▁of ▁Frederick ▁Sp a ul ding ▁C ool idge . ▁ ▁Through ▁his ▁father , ▁he ▁was ▁desc ended ▁from ▁both ▁John ▁C ool idge ▁( 1 6 0 4 – 1 6 9 1 ) ▁and ▁Thomas ▁H ast ings ▁who ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁East ▁Ang lia ▁region ▁of ▁England ▁to ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Bay ▁Col ony , ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 0 ▁and ▁ 1 6 3 4 ▁respectively . ▁ ▁After ▁att ending ▁public ▁schools ▁and ▁Bry ant ▁& ▁Str at ton ▁Com mer cial ▁College ▁at ▁its ▁former ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts ▁campus , ▁C ool idge ▁worked ▁with ▁his ▁father ' s ▁company ▁in ▁manufact uring ▁ch airs ▁and ▁r attan . ▁He ▁later ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁contract ing ▁business , ▁building ▁street ▁rail ways , ▁water ▁works , ▁and ▁brid ges . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁C ool idge ▁was ▁elected ▁mayor ▁of ▁F itch burg , ▁Massachusetts . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁President ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁appointed ▁C ool idge ▁as ▁special ▁en voy ▁to ▁Poland ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁Peace ▁Commission . ▁He ▁became ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁state ▁convention ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁That ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁for ▁lieutenant ▁governor ▁by ▁Republican ▁Congress man ▁Al