Walter Coles (patriot)

Walter Coles
Member of the Virginia Senate from Halifax, Charlotte and Prince Edward Counties
In office
May 3, 1779-1780
Preceded byJohn Lewis
Succeeded byNathaniel Venable
Member of the House of Burgesses from Halifax County
In office
1769-1776
Preceded byJohn Lewis
Succeeded byMicajah Watkins
In office
1765-1768
Preceded byNathaniel Terry
Succeeded byNathaniel Terry
Personal details
Born(1739-11-14)November 14, 1739
Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, British America
DiedNovember 7, 1780(1780-11-07) (aged 40)
Halifax County, Colony of Virginia
SpouseMildred Lightfoot
ResidenceColes Ferry
ProfessionPlanter

Walter Coles (November 14, 1739 – November 7, 1780) was a merchant, planter and politician, who served in the House of Burgesses and Virginia Senate.[1][2]

  1. ^ Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (1915), Vol 1, p. 216
  2. ^ William B. Coles, The Coles Family of Virginia, 1989 Reprint Edition (Baltimore, Gateway Press 1989) pp. 50-51 (from original volume published in New York in 1931)

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