Edward M. Cole

Edward M. Cole (October 26, 1844 – April 13, 1915) was a newspaper editor and politician from New York.

Life Cole was born on October 26, 1844, in Conesville, New York. His parents were Ahaz N. Cole and Caroline M. Pierce. He moved to Roxbury with his family in 1854. In 1857, they moved to Windham, where they had a farm two and a half miles north known as the Cole Homestead. After he finished school, he spent a few years teaching in the district schools. He then served as postmaster of Windham from 1893 to 1897. He also served on the Windham town board and board of education.

Cole died at home from an embolism on April 13, 1915. He was buried in Windham Cemetery.