Kearton Coates

Kearton Coates (May 13, 1820 – April 16, 1893) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

He was born in Gunnerside, England. He moved to Platteville, Wisconsin, in 1842 and to Linden, Wisconsin, in 1844.[1] He and his wife had 15 children.[2] Coates is buried in Edmund, Wisconsin.

Career

Coates became a member of the Assembly in 1875.[3] Previously, Coates was Chairman and Assesor of Linden and Register of Deeds and Superintendent of the Poor of Iowa County, Wisconsin. In 1873, he was an unsuccessful candidate for county judge. He was a Republican.[4]

References

  1. ^ Official Directory. The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin 1876. 1876. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin to the Front". The Waterloo Press. May 9, 1889. p. 6. Retrieved May 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "The Legislature of 1875". Green Bay Press-Gazette. January 16, 1875. p. 1. Retrieved May 28, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "The Legislature of 1875". The Representative. November 20, 1874. p. 3. Retrieved May 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon