Nathan Cole

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Nathan Cole

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879
Preceded by	Erastus Wells
Succeeded by	Erastus Wells

Born	July 26, 1825 St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died	March 4, 1904 St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Political party	Republican
Profession	Politician, Merchant, Businessman

Nathan Cole (July 26, 1825 – March 4, 1904) was a nineteenth century politician, merchant and businessman from Missouri.

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Cole attended common schools as a child and later took a partial course at Shurtleff College. He engaged in mercantile pursuits in St. Louis, was a director of the Bank of Commerce for forty-three years, most of which time he was also vice president of the bank, and was a director in a number of insurance and other corporations. Cole served as Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri from 1869 to 1871, was president of the Merchants' Exchange in 1876 and was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1876, serving from 1877 to 1879, being unsuccessful for reelecton in 1878. Afterwards, he resumed his former business activities in St. Louis until his death there on March 4, 1904. He was interned in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis.

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Preceded by James S. Thomas	Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri 1869 – 1871	Succeeded by Joseph Brown
Preceded by Erastus Wells	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	Succeeded by Erastus Wells