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William D. Coleman (pastor), William D. Coleman
William, Will or Bill Coleman may refer to: Business * William Tell Coleman (1824–1893), American pioneer and businessman * William Coffin Coleman (1870–1957), founder of the Coleman Company * William T. Coleman III, CEO of Veritas * William Frank Kobina Coleman, Ghanaian engineer and director-general of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation * William C. Coleman (1901–1976), List of railroad executives, US railroad executive Entertainment * Bill Coleman (trumpeter) (1904–1981), jazz trumpeter * Bill Coleman (artist) (1922–1993), Australian artist * William Stephen Coleman (1829–1904), English painter and book illustrator * Will Coleman (storyteller) Cornish film-maker, author, and musician Politics * William Coleman (politician) (1878–?), house painter, labor activist, and Socialist politician from Milwaukee * William D. Coleman (politician) (1842–1908), president of Liberia * William Henry Coleman (1871–1943), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Tell Coleman
William Tell Coleman (1824–1893) was an American pioneer in the settlement of California. Early life William Tell Coleman was born in Cynthiana in Harrison County, Kentucky on February 29, 1824. He was educated at St. Louis University in Missouri. Committees of Vigilance In 1849, Coleman arrived in California and eventually settled in San Francisco, where he engaged in the shipping and commission business. Coleman was a leading figure in both the 1851 and 1856 Committees of Vigilance, which usurped civic power in order to drive out the Democratic Party machine and ostensibly to establish law and order. Under Coleman, these committees ignored ''habeas corpus'', conducted secret trials, lynchings, and deportations, and raised a militia. The 1856 Committee of Vigilance disbanded, but after transferring power to the new People's Party, which soon merged with the Republican Party and controlled San Francisco until 1867. Shipping After opening a branch in New York City, Coleman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
