House 1903-06 (District 52)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Itasca
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1846 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
, New York
Birth County:
St. Lawrence
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
3/5/1908
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
A.L.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Walker
Occupation (when first elected):
Merchant
EDUCATION
New York Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;
St. Lawrence University; Attended College;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
School Board/Administration:
New York (School Commissioner);
1876 to 1882
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Eliza Picket (married in 1877)
Children:
Clara
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Alonzo B. Cole
- Brother
Claude Lynn Cole
- Nephew
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1882.
He ran for governor of Minnesota in 1906 as a Republican (The American Monthly Review of Reviews, Vol. 34, p. 538).
His birth year is listed as 1847 in the 1900 census, but is listed as 1846 on his gravestone.
Buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fergus Falls.