Nathan Cole

Nathan Cole (July 26, 1825 – March 4, 1904) was a nineteenth-century politician, merchant and businessman from Missouri.

Nathan Cole
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879
Preceded by	Erastus Wells
Succeeded by	Erastus Wells
Personal details
Born	July 26, 1825 St. Louis, Missouri
Died	March 4, 1904 (aged 79) St. Louis, Missouri
Political party	Republican
Profession	Politician, merchant, businessman

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Cole attended common schools as a child and later took a partial course at Shurtleff College. He engaged in mercantile pursuits in St. Louis, was a director of the Bank of Commerce for forty-three years, most of which time he was also vice president of the bank, and was a director in a number of insurance and other corporations. Cole served as Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri from 1869 to 1871, was president of the Merchants' Exchange in 1876 and was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1876, serving from 1877 to 1879, being unsuccessful for re-election in 1878. Afterward, he resumed his former business activities in St. Louis until his death there on March 4, 1904. He was interred in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis.[1]

His son, Nathan Cole Jr., was one of the founders of the Los Angeles Times, in 1881.[2]

References

1. United States Congress. "Nathan Cole (id: C000610)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
2. "Early-Day Editor Is Summoned," Los Angeles Times, December 8, 1921, page I-1 (subscription required)

External links

• Nathan Cole at Find a Grave
• St. Louis Mayors: an Online Exhibit