Grange S. Coffin, Jr., was first elected Mayor of the Town of Meggett in 1981 and has been re-elected at each election since then.  It is under his fine leadership that the town has grown and moved into the 21st century.

He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce from the Citadel in 1951 and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Texas A & M in 1962.  Mayor Coffin served in the United States Air Force for 27 years, retiring in 1978.  He then taught at St. Paul's Academy in Hollywood, SC, for 17 years.  Fully retired now, he has served on the Vestry and sings in the choir at Christ-St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Meggett.

He and his wife Shirley have five children, eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren, many of whom also live in Meggett.

Mayor Coffin can be contacted through the Town Hall by calling (843) 889-3622.  Or by email at:  granges@earthlink.com