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'''Edward Coleman''' (born August 28, 1830 |
'''Edward Coleman''' (born August 28, 1830-) was a [[California Gold Rush]] mine manager, president, and superintendent in [[Nevada County, California|Nevada County]]. He also served as President of the Board of School Trustees in [[Grass Valley, California|Grass Valley]]; and Director of the [[Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad]]. His brother, John C. Coleman, was the railroad's first president; John was also president of the [[North Star Mine]]. |
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Coleman was born in [[Walton, Suffolk]], and he attended school in England. He left England with his parents in May, 1846, for Canada. He lived in [[Montreal]] for a year, and then went to Toronto, where he remained until the spring of 1852, before moving to [[New York City]].<ref name="Sherman1898">{{cite book|last=Sherman|first=Edwin Allen|title=Fifty years of Masonry in California|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=bdNEAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA53|accessdate=28 December 2011|edition=Public domain|year=1898|publisher=G. Spaulding|pages=53–}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:57, 29 December 2011
Edward Coleman (born August 28, 1830-) was a California Gold Rush mine manager, president, and superintendent in Nevada County. He also served as President of the Board of School Trustees in Grass Valley; and Director of the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad. His brother, John C. Coleman, was the railroad's first president; John was also president of the North Star Mine.
Early years
Coleman was born in Walton, Suffolk, and he attended school in England. He left England with his parents in May, 1846, for Canada. He lived in Montreal for a year, and then went to Toronto, where he remained until the spring of 1852, before moving to New York City.[1]
References
- ^ Sherman, Edwin Allen (1898). Fifty years of Masonry in California (Public domain ed.). G. Spaulding. pp. 53–. Retrieved 28 December 2011.