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John Tinsley Coleman Sr.

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John Tinsley Coleman Sr.

Birth
Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Death
30 Jul 1916 (aged 58)
Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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The following was gleaned from Men of Mark in Virginia - Volume III.

These are non verbatim excerpts.

John Tinsley Coleman's grandfather, Richard Hawes, was Governor of Kentucky during the Civil War. After attending Norwood High School in Nelson, John entered Virginia Polytechnic Institute, then graduated in law from the University of Virginia in 1881. He practiced for a number of years in Nelson County, before removing to Lynchburg in 1894. The Democrat was Director of Peoples National Bank in Lynchburg, and served as a member with the house of delegates from Nelson in the general assembly of Virginia.



(Thank you George Seitz)
The following was gleaned from Men of Mark in Virginia - Volume III.

These are non verbatim excerpts.

John Tinsley Coleman's grandfather, Richard Hawes, was Governor of Kentucky during the Civil War. After attending Norwood High School in Nelson, John entered Virginia Polytechnic Institute, then graduated in law from the University of Virginia in 1881. He practiced for a number of years in Nelson County, before removing to Lynchburg in 1894. The Democrat was Director of Peoples National Bank in Lynchburg, and served as a member with the house of delegates from Nelson in the general assembly of Virginia.



(Thank you George Seitz)


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