John Coalter

John Coalter

John Coalter (August 20, 1771 - February 2, 1838) was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia. He was a tutor in the family of Judge St. George Tucker in Williamsburg and studied law at the College of William and Mary in 1789. After graduation he settled in Staunton, Virginia and practiced law there. After being Commonwealth's Attorney for several years, he was appointed to the General District court for Staunton in 1809. On May 11, 1811, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia. He owned Chatham Manor near Fredericksburg, Virginia. ["Annals of Augusta County, Virginia", p. 382, note] About 1821, he moved to Richmond, Virginia where he lived until his death on February 2, 1838.

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