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Benjamin Cole (other)
Benjamin Cole is the name of: * Benjamin Cole (instrument maker) (1695–1766), English surveyor, mapmaker, instrument maker, engraver and bookbinder * Benjamín Cole (1919–1993), Puerto Rican mayor * Benjamin Cole House, historic house in Swansea, Massachusetts {{hndis, Cole, Benjamin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Cole (instrument Maker)
Benjamin Cole (1695–1766) was an English surveyor, cartographer, instrument maker, engraver and bookbinder living in Oxford. His sons William and Benjamin were also instrument makers in London, while another son, Maximilian, was an engraver in Oxford. Works Benjamin Cole had a long-standing interest in freemasonry and engraved the frontispiece to the 1756 ''Book of Constitutions'' after succeeding John Pine in 1743 as official engraver to the Grand Lodge. Cole drew up the ward maps for the first edition of the historian and topographer William Maitland's (c.1693–1757) posthumous ''History of London from Its Foundation to the Present Time'' (1769). (Cf. John Entick's ''New and Accurate History and Survey of London'' of 1766.) His music engravings included a collection by John Frederick Lampe with a setting of the ''Entered Apprentice's Song''. In 1728/9, he published a copy of the ''Old Charges'' with speeches by two Freemasons, Francis Drake and architect Edward Oakley. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamín Cole
Benjamín Cole Vázquez (October 8, 1919 – January 30, 1993) was a Puerto Rican politician and the second longest serving Mayor of the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico (1969–1993). He is regarded as one of the strongest leaders of the Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico (PDP). He was also a U.S. Postal Service regional administrator, legislator, and composer ( Tito Puente recorded one of his songs, although, in that regard, Cole is much better known for being the brother of composer Roberto Cole). Ancestry Benjamin Cole's father Frank belonged to an English family that emigrated to the United States when he was just a child. As an adult, Frank traveled to Puerto Rico when the United States established a provisional government there following its invasion of the island during the Spanish–American War of 1898. Cole was employed in the Federal Courts in San Juan, where he served as translator and marshall. He married Isabel Maria Vazquez, daughter of a prominent atto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Cole House
The Benjamin Cole House is a historic house in Swansea, Massachusetts, United States. Built in 1690, this house is the oldest documented building in Swansea. Description and history The Cole house is set on the south side of Old Warren Road, a historic early road through what is now southwestern Swansea. It is a -story, wood-framed structure, five bays wide, with a side gable roof and a large central chimney. The exterior has Federal-period styling (probably added in the late 18th century), and an ell, built c. 1850, extends to the rear of the main block. The main entrance is set in a projecting hip-roofed vestibule, which is decorated with corner pilasters. Outbuildings of the property include a barn (c. 1890) and garage (c. 1950). Benjamin Cole, who built the house, was the grandson of James Cole, who was the first of the Coles to come to North America, and for whom Cole's Hill in Plymouth Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
