Benjamin M. Coates (September 8, 1819 – August 26, 1880) was an American miner, businessman, and politician. He served two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
He moved to California in 1849 as part of the gold rush and returned to Wisconsin in 1853. He operated a linseed mill and was in the merchandise business. In 1863, he moved to Boscobel, Wisconsin, where he went into banking.
benjamin, coates, september, 1819, august, 1880, american, miner, businessman, politician, served, terms, wisconsin, state, assembly, biography, editborn, harmony, indiana, coates, moved, young, platteville, wisconsin, where, became, involved, lead, mining, mo. Benjamin M Coates September 8 1819 August 26 1880 was an American miner businessman and politician He served two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly Biography editBorn in New Harmony Indiana Coates moved as a young man to Platteville Wisconsin where he became involved in lead mining He moved to California in 1849 as part of the gold rush and returned to Wisconsin in 1853 He operated a linseed mill and was in the merchandise business In 1863 he moved to Boscobel Wisconsin where he went into banking Coates entered politics and was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly serving in 1869 1 and 1875 He was a Republican 1 He died in Boscobel Wisconsin 2 3 Notes edit a b The Legislature of 1869 Semi Weekly Wisconsin November 14 1868 p 1 Retrieved April 9 2017 via Newspapers com nbsp History of Grant County 1881 Biographical Sketch of Benjamin M Coates p 928 Collections State Historical Society of Wisconsin Wisconsin Historical Society 1882 Wisconsin Necrology 1880 p 449 External links editBenjamin M Coates at Find a Grave nbsp This article about a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Benjamin M Coates amp oldid 1072533373, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
