Researching John Cole

He was born in Utica, December 28, 1929, the son of the late Edward and Neva Trossetti Cole. John was an Army Veteran of the Korean War. For many years, he operated Cole's Hardware in Utica, New York and later was self-employed painting contractor. John was a member of St. Peter's Church, the William E. Burke Knights of Columbus Council #189 and past President of the Guys and Gals Single's Club. In 1957 John won a Bronze Medal with the U.S. Bob Sled team in the World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

John passed on March 4, 1993. John is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Kathleen and Robert Bushey, Deerfield NY; three sons and one daughter-in-law, David and Janet Cole; Utica, NY, Bradley Cole, Ellensburg, WA; James Cole, Utica NY; five grandchildren Andrew and Cassandra Bushey; Michael, Karen and John Cole.

Image:4-man_Team_1957.jpg | 1957 Four-man Bobsled TeamImage:Four_man_bobsled_team_1957_bronze_metal.jpg | John Cole's Bronze medal

Born in Tewkesbury, England, he emigrated to Baltimore in 1785 with his family. He compiled nearly thirty different collections of sacred music for various church denominations. In 1802, he became a printer; several of his publications included compositions by him. In 1822 he opened a music shop, which became the most important seller of sheet music in Baltimore, and he worked as a music publisher until 1839. He was the first publisher to include a picture on the title page of his sheet music publications. In 1862, his firm was purchased by William Miller and Joseph R. Beacham, who renamed it Miller & Beacham.

Cole was born in Sydney, Australia. He graduated from the University of Nottingham in 1950. He later returned there to join the staff of the Geography Department, rising to become Professor of Urban and Regional Geography. He was Emeritus Professor of Geography at the university. From 1957 he wrote or co-authored over 25 books on geography, including Geography of World Affairs, first published in 1959. His work ran from school texts to academic papers, and he was an early adopter of computers in geographical studies. He was a visiting professor at the Universities of Washington, Columbia, Mexico, Valparaiso, Nanjing and Beijing. He retired in 1994.

He died in 2020, aged 91.

Cole was originally from Marazion in Cornwall, southwest England. He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford, where he gained a Master of Arts (1788), Bachelor of Divinity (1795) and Doctor of Divinity (1800).

In 1808, he was elected Rector of Exeter College, Oxford.While Rector at Exeter College, Cole was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1810 until 1814.At the time of his death in 1819, Cole was Pro-Vice-Chancellor at Oxford University, Chaplain to his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence, Rector of Yaverland in the Isle of Wight, and Vicar of Gulval in Cornwall.

His brother was Captain Sir Christopher Cole KCB (1770–1836), a Royal Navy officer.

He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Enniskillen at a by-election in 1859 and held the seat until he stood down at the 1868 general election.

Cole was the son of former Fermanagh MP John Cole, 2nd Earl of Enniskillen, and Lady Charlotte Paget, the daughter of Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge. His brother Henry Cole was also MP for Enniskillen from 1844 to 1851, and Fermanagh from 1855 to 1880. He died unmarried in 1882.