William Sterling Cole

William Sterling Cole (1958)

William Sterling Cole (born April 18, 1904 in Painted Post , Steuben County , New York , † March 15, 1987 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . He was a member of the Republican Party for New York State in the United States House of Representatives and then the first director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency .

Cole graduated from Colgate University in 1925. He then taught in 1925 and 1926 in public schools and at the Corning Free Academy in Corning, New York. In 1929 he received the LL.B. at the Albany Law School of Union University in New York and admitted as a lawyer. In 1930 he opened a law firm in Bath . He also worked for an investment firm in Albany in 1929 and 1930 .

In 1932 he tried for the first time with the Republicans to be nominated for a seat in the House of Representatives, but could not prevail. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1934 and represented the 37th (1935–1945, 1953–1957) and 39th Congressional districts for the Republicans from January 3, 1935 until his mandate was returned on December 1, 1957  ( 1945–1953) of the state of New York. In the 83rd Congressional term he chaired the Committee on Atomic Energy Issues. He gave up his mandate to become the first general director of the International Atomic Energy Agency . In this office he was active until his replacement by Sigvard Eklund from December 1, 1957 to November 30, 1961. He then lived in Arlington ( Virginia ) and practiced as a lawyer in Washington, where he died in 1987. He was buried in Bath, New York State. The Antarctic Cole Peninsula is named after him .

Web links

• William Sterling Cole in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Biography at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)