# William Sloane Coffin, Sr.

> William Sloane Coffin Sr. was an American businessman. He was a director, and later vice-president of W. & J. Sloane Company, his family's business, which was founded by his grandfather, William Sloane, from Kilmarnock, Scotland. He became president of the board of trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and founded the Hearth and Home Corporation to provide housing in downtown Manhattan, New York City.

*American merchant (1879-1933)*

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## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1879-04-15
- **Died:** 1933-12-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 34.4 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 44.0 / 100

## Sources
- [William Sloane Coffin Sr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Sloane_Coffin_Sr.)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21405712)

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