David Cushman Coyle

David Cushman Coyle (1887–1969) was an American structural engineer, economist, and writer. Coyle was the structural engineer of the Washington State Capitol and a prominent economic thinker during the New Deal.[1]

David Cushman Coyle
Born1887
Died1969
Washington, D.C., U.S.
OccupationStructural engineer, economist, author
Spouse(s)Doris Coyle
Children2 sons, 1 daughter
Parent(s)John Patterson Coyle
Mary Cushman

Early life

David Cushman Coyle was born in 1887. His parents were John Patterson Coyle, a Congregational minister, and Mary Cushman Coyle. His sister was Grace Coyle (1892–1962).

Career

Coyle was a structural engineer, economist and writer.[2]

Personal life and death

Coyle had a wife, Doris, two sons, and a daughter.[3] He resided in Washington, D.C. and Cliff Island, Portland, Maine, and summered in Cape Porpoise, Maine.[3] He died in 1969 in Washington, D.C.[3]

Selected works
  • Uncommon Sense, (1936)
  • America, (1941), published by National Home Library Foundation
  • Tolerance and Treason, The Yale Review, (Spring 1948)
  • The United States Political System and How it Works, (1957)
  • The United Nations and How It Works, (1965)
  • Roads to a New America, (1969)

References
  1. Paul Kellogg (1945). Survey Graphic. Survey Associates. p. 213.
  2. "David Cushman Coyle". VQR Online. Virginia Quarterly Review. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  3. "DAVID CUSHMAN COYLE". Biddeford-Saco Journal. Biddeford, Maine. July 31, 1969. p. 2. Retrieved November 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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