Walter Coles | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 3rd district |
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In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
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Preceded by | John Winston Jones |
Succeeded by | William Tredway |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th district |
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In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1843 |
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Preceded by | Thomas Davenport |
Succeeded by | John Winston Jones |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Pittsylvania County | |
In office 1833 Alongside William Swanson |
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In office 1817 Alongside Thomas Clarke |
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Personal details | |
Born | December 8, 1790 Coles Ferry, Virginia |
Died | November 9, 1857 Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
(aged 66)
Political party | Democratic |
Relations | Isaac Coles (father), Edward Coles (cousin) |
Walter Coles (December 8, 1790 – November 9, 1857) was a U.S. Democratic politician.
He was born at Coles Ferry, Virginia. Coles was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Virginia and served from March 4, 1835 to March 3, 1845. He died near Chatham, Virginia.
He was the son of Isaac Coles, also a United States Representative from Virginia, and cousin of Edward Coles, who became Governor of Illinois.