Cole, Gordon E. "G.E."
Senate 1866 (District 8); House 1883-84 (District 20)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Rice
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
6/18/1833
Birth Place:
, Massachusetts
Birth County:
Cheshire
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
10/3/1890
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
G.E.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Faribault
Occupation (when first elected):
Attorney
EDUCATION
Dane Law School (Harvard); Studied Law;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Attorney General:
Minnesota;
01/04/1860 to 01/1866
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Stella Whipple
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1856.
"Gordon E. Cole served as the state's second Attorney General and the first elected as a Republican." (A History of the Office of the Attorney General, State of Minnesota, 1997)
Elected: 11/7/1882
Residence: Faribault
Term of Office: 1/2/1883 to 1/5/1885
Counties Represented:
Rice
Occupation: Lawyer
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: He is identified as the first Attorney General elected as a Republican in A History of the Office of the Attorney General, State of Minnesota, 1997.
Committees:
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Education (Chair)
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Judiciary
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Railroads
Body: Senate
District: 08
Elected: 11/8/1864
Residence: Faribault
Term of Office: 1/3/1865 to 1/7/1867
Counties Represented:
Rice
Occupation: Attorney
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: He is identified as the first Attorney General elected as a Republican in A History of the Office of the Attorney General, State of Minnesota, 1997.
Committees:
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Change of Names (Chair)
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Federal Relations
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Joint Revision of the Statutes Special (Chair)
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State Charitable Institutions (Chair)
No other information has been entered for this legislator.
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