William Purington Cole Jr. | |
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.jpg) From 1980's A Brief History of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals | |
| Associate Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals | |
| In office July 7, 1952 – September 22, 1957 | |
| Appointed by | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Joseph Raymond Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Isaac Jack Martin |
| Judge of the United States Customs Court | |
| In office May 14, 1942 – July 9, 1952 | |
| Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | George Stewart Brown |
| Succeeded by | David John Wilson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1931 – October 26, 1942 | |
| Preceded by | Linwood Clark |
| Succeeded by | Harry Streett Baldwin |
| In office March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Millard Tydings |
| Succeeded by | Linwood Clark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 11, 1889 Towson, Maryland |
| Died | September 22, 1957 (aged 68) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Maryland, College Park (B.S.C.E.) University of Maryland School of Law |
| Profession | Attorney |
William Purington Cole Jr. (May 11, 1889 – September 22, 1957) was an American jurist and politician. From 1927 to 1929 and from 1931 to 1942, Cole was a United States representative who represented the second district of Maryland. He later served as a judge of the United States Customs Court and as an associate judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.