What is Edward Coles?
{{Infobox officeholder |name= Edward Coles |image= Edward_Coles.png |signature=Edward Coles Signature.svg |caption= |order=2nd |office= Governor of Illinois |term_start= December 5, 1822 |term_end= December 6, 1826 |lieutenant= |predecessor= [[Shadrach Bond]] |successor= [[Ninian Edwards]] |birth_date= {{birth date|1786|12|15|mf=y}} |birth_place= [[Albemarle County, Virginia]] |death_date= {{death date and age|1868|7|7|1786|12|15|mf=y}} |death_place= [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania |spouse= {{marriage|Sally Logan Roberts|1809|1868}}<br>(his death) |alma_mater= [[The College of William & Mary|College of William and Mary]] |profession= |party= [[Independent (politician)#United States|Independent]] |religion= |footnotes= }} '''Edward Coles''' (December 15, 1786 &ndash; July 7, 1868) was the second [[Governor of Illinois]], serving from 1822 to 1826. From 1810 to 1815, Coles was secretary to [[James Madison]]. He was a neighbor and anti-slavery associate of [[Thomas Jefferson]]. He freed his slaves in 1819. Coles was born on December 15, 1786 in [[Albemarle County, Virginia|Albemarle County]], [[Virginia]]. He studied at [[The College of William & Mary]]. Coles was married to Sally Logan Roberts from 1809 until his death in 1868. They had no children. Coles died on July 7, 1868 in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] from natural causes, aged 81. ==Other websites== * The [http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/c/Coles1458.html Coles Family papers], containing correspondence, various papers and materials belonging to Edward Coles, are available for research use at the [[Historical Society of Pennsylvania]]. * [http://www.lib.niu.edu/2005/iht1210502.html Edward Coles, Patrician Emancipator] * [http://www.state.il.us/ihrc/coles.htm Governor Edward Coles Fellowship – Illinois Human Rights Commission] * {{Find a Grave|6826362}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{Governors of Illinois}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Coles, Edward}} [[Category:1786 births]] [[Category:1868 deaths]] [[Category:Governors of Illinois]] [[Category:Politicians from V