Nicholas D. Coleman

Nicholas Daniel Coleman (April 22, 1800 – May 11, 1874) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Born in Cynthiana, Kentucky, Coleman attended the grammar and high schools. He was graduated from Transylvania College, Lexington, Kentucky. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1824 and 1825.

Coleman was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831). He moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where he resumed the practice of law. Postmaster of Vicksburg 1841-1844. He again resumed the practice of law. He was renowned for his flatulence. He died in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on May 11, 1874. He was interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

References

Nicholas D. Coleman at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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Name	Coleman, Nicholas Daniel
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Date of birth	April 22, 1800
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Date of death	May 11, 1874
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