John Coalter

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John Coalter was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia, on August 20, 1771. He was a tutor in the family of Judge St. George Tucker in Williamsburg and studied law at the College of William and Mary in 1789. After graduation he settled in Staunton and practiced law there. After being Attorney for the Commonwealth for several years, he was appointed to the general court in 1809. On May 11, 1811, he was appointed to the Court of Appeals. About 1821, he moved to Richmond where he lived until his death on February 2, 1838.