Hon. Chester C. Cole | |
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Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court | |
In office January 1870 – January 1871 | |
Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court | |
In office March 1, 1864 – January 13, 1876 | |
Appointed by | Governor William M. Stone |
Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court | |
In office January 1870 – January 1871 | |
Succeeded by | William H. Seevers |
Personal details | |
Born | June 4, 1824 Oxford, New York, U.S. |
Died | October 4, 1913 | (aged 89)
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Harvard Law School |
Occupation | Law school dean, Iowa Supreme Court justice |
Profession | Lawyer, professor, college dean, judge |
Known for | Founder of law schools, civil rights cases |
Chester Cicero Cole (4 June 1824 – 4 October 1913) was a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court from March 1, 1864 to January 19, 1876 appointed from Polk County, Iowa. He became chief justice in 1869. Cole was a founder of both Iowa law schools.