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|governor1= [[Alexander Ramsey]]<br>[[Henry A. Swift]]<br>[[Stephen Miller (Minnesota governor)|Stephen Miller]] |
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'''Gordon Earl Cole''' (June 18, 1833 – October 4, 1890) was a lawyer and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politician who served as [[Minnesota Attorney General]] from 1860 to 1866. |
'''Gordon Earl Cole''' (June 18, 1833 – October 4, 1890) was a lawyer and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politician who served as [[Minnesota Attorney General]] from 1860 to 1866. |
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==Early life and education== |
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Cole was born in [[Cheshire, Massachusetts]] in 1833. He attended [[Suffield Academy]] and later studied law at several different schools and law offices in New York including under [[George N. Briggs]]. He graduated from [[Harvard Law School]] in 1854 and opened a law practice in his hometown of Cheshire shortly thereafter. In 1855, he married Stella C. Whipple. The two relocated to [[Minnesota Territory]] a year later, settling in [[Faribault, Minnesota]]. Cole pursued his legal career, living in Faribault and occasionally traveling to [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]] and [[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]] for trials. He developed a specialty working with cases related to railroads and government land grants.<ref name=flandrau>{{cite journal|last1=Flandrau|first1=Charles E.|title=The Bench and Bar of Ramsey County, Minnesota|journal=Magazine of Western History|date=1888|volume=8|pages=66–69}}</ref> |
Cole was born in [[Cheshire, Massachusetts]] in 1833. He attended [[Suffield Academy]] and later studied law at several different schools and law offices in New York including under [[George N. Briggs]]. He graduated from [[Harvard Law School]] in 1854 and opened a law practice in his hometown of Cheshire shortly thereafter. |
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==Career in Minnesota Territory== |
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In 1855, he married Stella C. Whipple. The two relocated to [[Minnesota Territory]] a year later, settling in [[Faribault, Minnesota]]. Cole pursued his legal career, living in Faribault and occasionally traveling to [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]] and [[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]] for trials. He developed a specialty working with cases related to railroads and government land grants.<ref name=flandrau>{{cite journal|last1=Flandrau|first1=Charles E.|title=The Bench and Bar of Ramsey County, Minnesota|journal=Magazine of Western History|date=1888|volume=8|pages=66–69}}</ref> |
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Cole was also involved in the state's Republican politics. He served three terms as Minnesota Attorney General from 1860 to 1866 and two terms in the Minnesota State Legislature, winning election to the [[Minnesota Senate]] in 1864 and to the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] in 1882. He also served on a variety of state agencies and boards and as mayor of Faribault for a single term. In 1884, he ran unsuccessfully against [[Dwight M. Sabin]] for [[United States Senate]].<ref name=flandrau/><ref>{{cite web|title=Cole, Gordon E. – Legislator Record|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=11754|website=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library}}</ref> |
Cole was also involved in the state's Republican politics. He served three terms as Minnesota Attorney General from 1860 to 1866 and two terms in the Minnesota State Legislature, winning election to the [[Minnesota Senate]] in 1864 and to the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] in 1882. He also served on a variety of state agencies and boards and as mayor of Faribault for a single term. In 1884, he ran unsuccessfully against [[Dwight M. Sabin]] for [[United States Senate]].<ref name=flandrau/><ref>{{cite web|title=Cole, Gordon E. – Legislator Record|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=11754|website=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library}}</ref> |
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==Death== |
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Cole became ill in 1890 and traveled to Europe with his daughter to seek medical treatment in Germany. He died in London while en route on October 4, 1890.<ref name=obit>{{cite news|title=Gordon E. Cole Dead|work=Minneapolis Tribune|date=4 October 1890}}</ref> |
Cole became ill in 1890 and traveled to Europe with his daughter to seek medical treatment in Germany. He died in London while en route on October 4, 1890.<ref name=obit>{{cite news|title=Gordon E. Cole Dead|work=Minneapolis Tribune|date=4 October 1890}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 17:50, 19 February 2024
Gordon E. Cole | |
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| 2nd Minnesota Attorney General | |
| In office 1860–1866 | |
| Governor | Alexander Ramsey Henry A. Swift Stephen Miller |
| Preceded by | Charles H. Berry |
| Succeeded by | William J. Colvill |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
| In office 1882 | |
| Member of the Minnesota Senate | |
| In office 1864 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 18, 1833 Cheshire, Massachusetts |
| Died | October 4, 1890 (aged 57) London |
| Political party | Republican |
Gordon Earl Cole (June 18, 1833 – October 4, 1890) was a lawyer and Republican politician who served as Minnesota Attorney General from 1860 to 1866.
Early life and education[edit]
Cole was born in Cheshire, Massachusetts in 1833. He attended Suffield Academy and later studied law at several different schools and law offices in New York including under George N. Briggs. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1854 and opened a law practice in his hometown of Cheshire shortly thereafter.
Career in Minnesota Territory[edit]
In 1855, he married Stella C. Whipple. The two relocated to Minnesota Territory a year later, settling in Faribault, Minnesota. Cole pursued his legal career, living in Faribault and occasionally traveling to Minneapolis and St. Paul for trials. He developed a specialty working with cases related to railroads and government land grants.[1]
Cole was also involved in the state's Republican politics. He served three terms as Minnesota Attorney General from 1860 to 1866 and two terms in the Minnesota State Legislature, winning election to the Minnesota Senate in 1864 and to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1882. He also served on a variety of state agencies and boards and as mayor of Faribault for a single term. In 1884, he ran unsuccessfully against Dwight M. Sabin for United States Senate.[1][2]
Death[edit]
Cole became ill in 1890 and traveled to Europe with his daughter to seek medical treatment in Germany. He died in London while en route on October 4, 1890.[3]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b Flandrau, Charles E. (1888). "The Bench and Bar of Ramsey County, Minnesota". Magazine of Western History. 8: 66–69.
- ^ "Cole, Gordon E. – Legislator Record". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library.
- ^ "Gordon E. Cole Dead". Minneapolis Tribune. October 4, 1890.
