General George M. Cole | |
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Born | Portsmouth, England | August 20, 1853
Died | November 23, 1933 West Hartford, Connecticut | (aged 80)
Allegiance | United States |
Service | United States Army |
Rank | Major General |
Commands | Connecticut State Militia |
Spouse(s) | Emily Judson Beckwith |
Website | www |
George Malpas Cole[1] (August 20, 1853 – November 23, 1933), was the thirty-second Adjutant General of the State of Connecticut. He was the son of George Cole and Jane A. Malpas. Born in Portsmouth, England, his family moved to Massachusetts where his father was a civil engineer. Cole was educated in public and private schools. Cole was also tutored by his father, where he became an assistant to his father. Cole would later become associated with a wholesale and a grain business in New London.[2]