Merwin Coad

Merwin Coad
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 6th district
In office January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1963
Preceded by	James I. Dolliver
Succeeded by	Neal Edward Smith (redistricting)
Personal details
Born	Doyle Merwin Coad (1924-09-28) September 28, 1924 (age 100) Mitchell County, Kansas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Delores Hale ​ ​ (m. 1944; div. 1961)​ Carol Faye Farnsworth ​ ​ (m. 1961, divorced)​ Georgette Hill ​ ​ (m. 1991; div. 1998)​
Children	4
Education	Texas Christian University
Profession	Minister; later, Lender and Speaker

Doyle Merwin Coad (born September 28, 1924) is an American retired minister and politician from Iowa who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for three terms from 1957 to 1963. His election snapped the Republican Party's fourteen-year hold on every U.S. House seat from Iowa. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Since the death of John Dingell in February 2019, Coad is the earliest-serving living former member of the House, and is the last living former U.S. representative who assumed office in the 1950s.