Timothy Coughlin was a farmer and political figure in Ontario

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. He represented Middlesex North

Middlesex North

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 from 1878 to 1891 in the Canadian House of Commons

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 as a Liberal-Conservative member.

He was born in Yarmouth Township, Upper Canada

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, the son of Daniel Coughlin and Mary Regan, Irish

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 immigrants. Coughlin moved with his family to Stephen Township in 1846. He served as treasurer and then reeve for Stephen Township. In 1870, he married Mary Ann Glavin.

His son John Joseph later became a lawyer and judge.