Loring Coes

Loring Coes (April 22, 1812 – July 13, 1906) was an American inventor, industrialist and Republican politician who invented the screw type wrench, commonly known as the monkey wrench and who served as a member of the Worcester, Massachusetts City Council and Board of Aldermen, and as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1864–1865.

Hon.
Loring Coes
Member of the
Worcester, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen
Member of the
Worcester, Massachusetts
Common Council
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1864–1865
Personal details
BornApril 22, 1812
Worcester, Massachusetts
DiedJuly 13, 1906
Worcester, Massachusetts
Resting placeHope Cemetery, Worcester, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican
SpouseHarriet Newell Read
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