Cole, William Purington, Jr. (05/11/1889-09/22/1957)

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Summary

  • Occupation: U.S. Representative
  • Number of Terms: 2

Subject

  • Cole, William Purington, Jr
  • Board of Regents
  • United States Congress
  • Representative
  • Democratic Party (U.S.)

Category

Smithsonian Board of Regents

Regent type

Representative (Democrat)

State

Maryland

Notes

Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1971. The Continental Congress (September 5, 1774 to October 21, 1788) and the Congress of the United States (from the first through the ninety-first Congress March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1971, inclusive). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971; Biographical Dictionary of the Federal Judiciary. Compiled by Harold Chase, Samuel Krislov, Keith O. Boyum, and Jerry N. Clark. Detroit: Gale Research, 1976; Who Was Who in America. A component of "Who's Who in American History." Volume 3, 1951-1960. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1966.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

Regent Tenure: 04/12/1939-10/26/1942

Topic

  • Legislators
  • Politicians
  • Regents

Place

  • United States
  • Maryland

Form/Genre

Biographies

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