Coles Bashford

Coles Bashford
5th Governor of Wisconsin
In office March 25, 1856 – January 4, 1858
Lieutenant	Arthur MacArthur Sr.
Preceded by	Arthur MacArthur Sr.
Succeeded by	Alexander Randall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona Territory's at-large district
In office March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869
Preceded by	John Noble Goodwin
Succeeded by	Richard Cunningham McCormick
3rd Secretary of State of the Arizona Territory
In office April 14, 1869 – January 8, 1876
Nominated by	Ulysses S. Grant
Preceded by	James P. T. Carter
Succeeded by	John Philo Hoyt
1st Attorney General of the Arizona Territory
In office 1864–1866
Governor	John N. Goodwin
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	John A. Rush
1st President of the Arizona Territorial Council
In office September 26, 1864 – December 6, 1865
Governor	John N. Goodwin
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Henry A. Bigelow
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 21st district
In office January 12, 1853 – January 9, 1856
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	John Fitzgerald
Personal details
Born	(1816-01-24)January 24, 1816 Cold Spring, New York, U.S.
Died	April 25, 1878(1878-04-25) (aged 62) Prescott, Arizona Territory, U.S.
Resting place	Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California)
Political party	Whig (until 1855) Republican (until 1866) Independent
Spouse	Frances Ann Forman
Children	7
Profession	Lawyer, Politician, Merchant

Coles Bashford (January 24, 1816 – April 25, 1878) was an American lawyer and politician who became the fifth governor of Wisconsin, and one of the founders of the U.S. Republican Party. His one term as governor ended in a bribery scandal that ended in him fleeing Wisconsin, but he was later instrumental in the government of the newly formed Arizona Territory.