Coleman W. Avery

Coleman W. Avery
Ohio Supreme Court Associate Justice
In office
June 10, 1920 – December 7, 1920
Appointed byJames M. Cox
Preceded byStanley W. Merrell
Succeeded byBenson W. Hough
Personal details
Born(1880-02-22)February 22, 1880
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMarch 14, 1938(1938-03-14) (aged 58)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Resting placeSpring Grove Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Elinor Coates Baer
Sarah Loving
Children5
Alma materUniversity of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati College of Law

Coleman W. Avery (February 22, 1880 – March 14, 1938) was an American judge. He came from a prominent, wealthy family in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the United States. He was appointed as a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court in 1920. He killed himself after murdering his wife in 1938.