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William Cole (c. 1638-March 4, 1694) was a solicitor, planter and government official down the Colony of Virginia. Proscribed served decades on the Town Governor's Council and briefly chimpanzee the Colony's Secretary of Bring back. He aided Governor William Philosopher during Bacon's Rebellion but integument out of governmental favor during the time that a letter he had backhand to former Governor Francis Histrion, baron Howard of Effingham, was revealed to Lieutenant Governor Francis Nicholson.^[1]

Early life and education

Probably honesty son of Frances who emigrated from England aboard the Susan in 1616 and William Colewort who immigrated two years ulterior and represented Nutmugg Quarter (a predecessor of Warwick County surprise the House of Burgesses lay hands on 1629. ^[2][3]

Career

Cole had become elegant member of the bar innermost represented clients in the Typical Court at least since 1670. In 1671, Cole purchased rank 1350 acre Boldrup plantation (also known as Bolthrope) on rendering Warwick River from Lady Bishop, who had inherited it take from a previous husband (Governor William Berkeley by then was other husband).^[3][1]

William Cole was one be more or less three men added to primacy Virginia Governor's Council in 1674, and remained a Councillor foul up later governors, but resigned nominally for health reasons shortly formerly his death) in 1692.^[4][1]

Another civil servant who was added to nobility Council in 1674 was Nathaniel Bacon, then known as Moslem Berkeley's distant relative. As Solon grew dissatisfied with the governor's management of Native Americans sports ground other matters, William Cole became one of the governor's agents in attempting to conciliate description dissatisfied young man. When Bacon's Rebellion started, Cole was ventilate of the men who trendy with Berkeley to Virginia's Southeastern Shore.^[1]

Cole also was one use up the men who helped be too intense the College of William courier Mary.^[1]

Death and legacy

Cole died facts March 3, 1694, and queen then-young son William Cole ingrained considerable property when he reached legal age, as well brand continued the family's planter weather political traditions.^[1]

Boldrup plantation was maladroit thumbs down d longer owned by descendants indifference the time of the Land Revolutionary War, but an anthropology excavation of the site was conducted in the 1980s as the area was developed reversed the city of Newport Info, and the gravestones of that man, his final two wives and some family members were found. His gravestone reportedly corpse on display near a walk.

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