Contributing Writer
WORCESTER – Loring Coes is a man that is all but forgotten to all but a handful of people in these modern times. What the majority of people do not realize is that, if not for Mr. Coes, life in modern times would be much harder. Why would that be? Imagine a world in which mechanics, plumbers, and everyday residents did not have one invaluable tool – the monkey wrench. How would you tighten a faucet, or a pipe, or a million other things without that tool?
Coes, who was born in Worcester on April 22, 1812, became a well-known figure in the city. He entered politics, becoming a member of the Board of Aldermen, then the Worcester Common Council, and eventually a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, serving from 1864 to 1865…