Fremont Cole (September 18, 1856

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– November 15, 1915

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) was an American lawyer and politician.

Life

He was the son of Ira H. Cole, a farmer. In 1876, he moved to Watkins in Schuyler County. Here he studied law in the office of O. P. Hurd, then

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of Schuyler County. He was admitted to the bar, and became Clerk of the Surrogate Court. Five years later he opened his own law firm with his brother Irving N. Cole, which he dissolved in 1890 when he moved to

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. He was a member of the

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(Schuyler Co.) in

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; and was

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in 1888 and 1889. In October 1889, he was defeated by Charles T. Saxton in his quest for the Republican nomination to run for the

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in the 29th District. In October 1888, he married Charlotte Roberts (1863–1943). He was buried at Glenwood Cemetery in Watkins (now Watkins Glen), N.Y.

Sources

The struggle for the speakership, in NYT on January 2, 1888
The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Cole
at politicalgraveyard.com Political Graveyard

His plan to move to Washington State, in NYT on September 12, 1890

His defeat at the Rep. senatorial convention, in NYT on October 9, 1889

His nomination in the Rep. assemblymen's caucus, with short bio, in NYT on January 3, 1888
Glenwood Cem., Schuyler co., NY - p1
at www.rootsweb.com Burials at Glenwood Cemetery, at Rootsweb

Obit notice in NYT on November 16, 1915 {{DEFAULTSORT:Cole, Fremont 1856 births 1915 deaths Speakers of the New York State Assembly Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly People from Covert, New York People from Watkins Glen, New York 19th-century American politicians