Edward Coles

2nd governor of Illinois (1786-1868) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 81

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.

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