Representative Isaac Coles
Isaac Coles

Print (engraving) (1808) by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (1770-1852)
Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Life dates: | 2 March 1747-3 June 1813 |
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Place of Residence (1789): | Coles Ferry, Halifax County, Virginia |
Occupation (1789): | Planter |
Place of Birth: | Richmond, Virginia |
Age (March 4, 1789): | 42 |
Religion (1789): | Unknown |
College Education: | College of William and Mary |
Marital Status (1789): | Widowed |
Military Service during the Revolutionary War: | Officer, State Militia |
Prior Political Offices: | Colonial Legislature Virginia Conventions (1774,1776) State Legislature |
Delegate to Federal Convention: | No |
Delegate to State Ratification Convention: | Yes |
Pro/Anti ratification of Constitution: | Anti |
Support for strong central government (particularly in its executive functions) | Low |
Last year of continuous service in House: | 1791 |
Additional House Service: | 1793-1797 |