William Sloane Coffin Jr. (S&B 1949)
American Christian Clergyman. Peace Activist. CIA Agent. Yale University. Skull and Bones.
14 Jun 1968, Standing with three co-defendants, famed pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock (second from left) talks to news reporters after they were convicted by a federal jury of conspiring to counsel young men to evade the draft. Left to right are: author Mitchell Goodman, Spock,Michael Ferber and Rev. William Sloane Coffin Jr. (S&B 1949), Chaplain of Yale University. A fifth defendant, Marcus Raskin, was acquitted. Benjamin Spock was a member of Scroll & Key[2]
1858 to 1976 - Chaplain of Yale University. (Divinity School)
1950 to 1953 - CIA Agent.
1949 - Graduated Yale, Skull and Bones Patriarch
Died 12 Apr 2006, from TBC. Age 81.
Note: Influenced by Reinhold Niebuhr
Edmund Coffin (S&B 1866) - father of William Sloane Coffin (S&B 1900)
Henry Sloane Coffin (S&B 1897) - brother of William Sloane Coffin (S&B 1900)
William Sloane Coffin Jr. (S&B 1949) - son of William Sloane Coffin (S&B 1900)
James Coffin (S&B 1868) - uncle of William Sloane Coffin (S&B 1866); brother of Edmund Coffin (S&B 1866)
Henry T. Sloane (S&B 1866) - uncle of William Sloane Coffin (S&B 1900)
Thomas C. Sloane (S&B 1868) - uncle of William Sloane Coffin (S&B 1900); brother of Henry T. Sloane (S&B 1866)
William Sloane (S&B 1895) - cousin of William Sloane Coffin (S&B 1900); nephew of Henry T. Sloane (S&B 1866)
John Sloane (S&B 1905) - cousin of William Sloane Coffin (S&B 1900); nephew of Henry T. Sloane (S&B 1866)
[1] - FYI - Wiki - William Sloane Coffin
[2] - Skull and Bones - A Faustian Bargain ? By William P. Litynski
[4] - NY Times Obituary 13 Apr 2006
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