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About Edward Coles
Edward Coles was an American abolitionist and politician, elected as the second governor of Illinois. From an old Virginia family, Coles as a young man was a neighbor and associate of presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe, as well as secretary to President James Madison from 1810 to 1815.
Everything about Edward Coles →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Governor of Illinois
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- December 15, 1786
- Died
- July 7, 1868