Albert M. Cole

Albert McDonald Cole (October 13, 1901 – June 5, 1994) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.

Born in Moberly, Missouri, Cole moved to Topeka, Kansas, in 1909.He attended the grade schools of Topeka, Kansas, Sabetha (Kansas) High School, and Washburn College, Topeka, Kansas. LL.B., University of Chicago, 1925.He was admitted to the bar in 1926 and commenced practice in Holton, Kansas. County attorney of Jackson County 1927-1931.He served as member and president of the Holton School Board 1931-1943.He served as member of the State senate 1941-1945.

Cole was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-ninth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1945-January 3, 1953).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1952 to the Eighty-third Congress. Administrator, Housing and Home Finance Agency, Washington, D.C., from March 1953 to January 1959.He served as vice president of Reynolds Aluminum Service Corp. 1959-1961, president, Reynolds Metals Development Corp. from 1961 to 1967, and director 1967-1970. Practiced law in Washington, D.C., from 1967 to 1990.He was a resident of Washington, D.C., until his death there on June 5, 1994.

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