Walter Coles

Walter Coles
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
Preceded byJohn Winston Jones
Succeeded byWilliam Tredway
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1843
Preceded byThomas Davenport
Succeeded byJohn Winston Jones
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Pittsylvania County
In office
1833-1834
Preceded byVincent Witcher
Succeeded byVincent Witcher
In office
1817-1818
Preceded byGeorge Tucker
Succeeded byGeorge Townes
Personal details
BornDecember 8, 1790
Coles Ferry, Halifax County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedNovember 9, 1857(1857-11-09) (aged 66)
Coles Hill, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
RelationsIsaac Coles (father), Edward Coles (cousin)

Walter Coles (December 8, 1790 – November 9, 1857) was a Virginia planter, military officer and Democratic politician who served in the Virginia House of Delegates and in the U.S. House of Representatives.[1]

  1. ^ Hamilton, Philip (2006). "Walter Coles (1790-1857)". Dictionary of Virginia Biography. Vol. 3. pp. 371, 372.