About James M. Coale
James M. Coale was an American politician and lawyer.
James M. Coale (died February 22, 1882) was an American politician and lawyer from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1852 to 1853 and from 1861 to 1862.
Early life
James M. Coale was born in Liberty, Frederick County, Maryland, to Catharine (née McSherry) and Richard Coale. His father was a surgeon on a naval cruiser during the Revolutionary War and afterward worked as a farmer in Frederick County. Coale studied at the school that would later be named Mount St. Mary's University. He studied in the law offices of Richard Potts in Frederick. After three years of study, he was admitted to the bar in 1827.
Career Coale was a Whig. He was credited with defeating Edwin Stanton's plan to divide the eastern shore of Maryland into Delaware.
Coale died on February 22, 1882, aged 78, at his home in Liberty.
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