Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Cole attended private school and studied medicine and law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Baltimore in 1857. He later moved to Kansas City, Kansas, to practice law, and also served as a member of the Kansas Territorial House of Representatives. He graduated from the University of Louisiana (present day Tulane University) in 1860.
After the war, Cole was appointed deputy register of Baltimore in 1870, but resigned when he was elected chief clerk of the first branch of the Baltimore City council. He served as a reading clerk of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1874 to 1878, and later became a reporter on the Baltimore Evening Commercial, and later its proprietor. He connected with the Baltimore Gazette, and afterward with its successor, The Baltimore Day, continuing with the press until 1885. It was at this point he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth Congress, and served from March 4, 1885 until his death in Washington, D.C. He is interred in Bonnie Brae Cemetery of Baltimore.
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william, hinson, cole, january, 1837, july, 1886, american, politician, congressman, from, maryland, contents, biography, also, references, external, linksbiography, editborn, baltimore, maryland, cole, attended, private, school, studied, medicine, admitted, c. William Hinson Cole January 11 1837 July 8 1886 was an American politician and Congressman from Maryland William Hinson Cole Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography editBorn in Baltimore Maryland Cole attended private school and studied medicine and law He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Baltimore in 1857 He later moved to Kansas City Kansas to practice law and also served as a member of the Kansas Territorial House of Representatives He graduated from the University of Louisiana present day Tulane University in 1860 During the American Civil War Cole enlisted in the Confederate States Army as a surgeon of Francis S Bartow s Eighth Georgia Regiment He served in the Battle of Gettysburg then took charge of the wounded in General James Longstreet s corps He was captured and held as prisoner at Fort McHenry in Baltimore for six months until he was returned South and acted as surgeon on the staff of Gen Bradley Johnson of Maryland until the close of the war After the war Cole was appointed deputy register of Baltimore in 1870 but resigned when he was elected chief clerk of the first branch of the Baltimore City council He served as a reading clerk of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1874 to 1878 and later became a reporter on the Baltimore Evening Commercial and later its proprietor He connected with the Baltimore Gazette and afterward with its successor The Baltimore Day continuing with the press until 1885 It was at this point he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty ninth Congress and served from March 4 1885 until his death in Washington D C He is interred in Bonnie Brae Cemetery of Baltimore See also editList of United States Congress members who died in office 1790 1899 References editUnited States Congress William Hinson Cole id C000615 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008 10 19External links editWilliam Hinson Cole entry at The Political Graveyard William Hinson Cole at Find a Grave U S House of Representatives Preceded byFetter Schrier Hoblitzell Member of the U S House of Representatives from Maryland s 3rd congressional districtMarch 4 1885 July 8 1886 Succeeded byHarry Welles Rusk nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Hinson Cole amp oldid 1210528390, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
