James M. Coffinberry

Biography

James M. Coffinberry, born in 1818, balanced keen business sense with a constant desire to improve life in the Riverside neighborhood, offering aid to new arrivals and promoting the virtues of honest labor. He helped anchor the local economy while never losing sight of the need for compassion toward the less fortunate.

His neighbors valued his judicious counsel and warm hospitality, remembering him as a man who measured success not just by profits but by the welfare of others.