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

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...

Biography

Coates was born on May 13, 1820, in Gunnerside, England. He moved to Platteville, Wisconsin, in 1842 and to

Linden, Wisconsin Linden is a village in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 549 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Linden. Geography Linden is located at (42.917433, -90.273384). According to the United States ...

, in 1844. He and his wife had 15 children. Coates died on April 16, 1893, and is buried in

Edmund, Wisconsin Edmund is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Linden in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. Description The CDP is located on U.S. Route 18 west of Dodgeville. The community's post office closed on November 2, 2002. As of the 20 ...

Career

Coates became a member of the Assembly in 1875. Previously, Coates was Chairman and Assesor of Linden and Register of Deeds and

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of Iowa County, Wisconsin. In 1873, he was an unsuccessful candidate for county judge. He was a Republican.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Coates, Kearton People from Richmondshire (district) English emigrants to the United States 19th-century English people People from Platteville, Wisconsin People from Linden, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 1820 births 1893 deaths Burials in Wisconsin 19th-century American legislators