Samuel Cole (Wisconsin pioneer)

Samuel Cole
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 13th district
In office
January 2, 1865  January 7, 1867
Preceded byJames Earnest
Succeeded byJames Earnest
In office
January 7, 1861  January 5, 1863
Preceded byPhilemon Simpson
Succeeded byJames Earnest
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Lafayette 2nd district
In office
January 6, 1868  January 4, 1869
Preceded byWilliam Monroe
Succeeded byNorman B. Richardson
In office
January 4, 1864  January 2, 1865
Preceded byLloyd T. Pullen
Succeeded bySylvester W. Osborn
In office
January 2, 1860  January 7, 1861
Preceded byWilliam M. McGranahan
Succeeded byLloyd T. Pullen
In office
January 6, 1851  January 5, 1852
Preceded byJohn K. Williams
Succeeded byJames Earnest
Personal details
Born(1815-02-08)February 8, 1815
Stanstead, Lower Canada
DiedSeptember 8, 1885(1885-09-08) (aged 70)
Gratiot, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeGratiot Cemetery, Gratiot, Wisconsin
Political party
Spouse
Jane Connery
(m. 18411885)
Children
  • Mary Jane (Campbell)
  • (b. 1842; died 1916)
  • Sarah Ann (Cook)
  • (b. 1845; died 1922)
  • Edwin Witson Cole
  • (b. 1849; died 1904)
  • Emmett J. Cole
  • (b. 1851; died 1915)
OccupationBlacksmith, farmer

Samuel Cole IV (February 8, 1815  September 8, 1885) was an American mechanic, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served four years in each house of the Wisconsin Legislature, representing Lafayette County. He was a member of the Wisconsin Senate in 1861, 1862, 1865, and 1866, and was a member of the State Assembly in 1851, 1860, 1864, and 1868.