Emory Ryan Cole | |
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Born | September 3, 1893 |
Died | August 16, 1968 |
Education | Howard University |
Office | Member of the Maryland House of Delegates |
Political party | Republican |
Emory Ryan Cole (September 3, 1893 – August 16, 1968) was a lawyer and state legislator in Maryland. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates. [1] [2]
He served in the U.S. military. He graduated from Howard University. [3] He was a Republican. [4] He lost his 1958 re-election campaign to Verda F. Welcome. [1]
He has sometimes been noted as Emery Ryan Cole. He and Truly Hatchett were the first African Americans to serve in the body. [5]
He was a veteran of World War II. He lost re-election to Verda Welcome who succeeded him in office. [1]
He was a Freemason and an Elk. Cole was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. [1]