Althea G. Quimby

Althea Gould Quimby (née Coffin; August 26, 1858 – July 9, 1942) was an American temperance activist who served for 25 years as the president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) of the State of Maine (1914–1939).

Althea Gould Coffin was born in Norway, Maine, August 26, 1858.

She also attended several World WCTU conventions,[1] including the one in Tremont Temple, Boston, in 1904.

They had three sons: Israel Leroy, Clarence Paul, and Frank Brooks Quimby.

[2] Althea G. Quimby died July 9, 1942, in Lewiston, Maine, at the age of 83.