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William Coleman -
Penn People
William Coleman was born and died in Philadelphia, where he was educated and studied law. His parents were Quaker; his mother, Rebecca, had arrived in the new colony of Pennsylvania as a child in and his father, also William Coleman, was a carpenter. Young William Coleman married Hannah Fitzwater in ; the couple was childless, but Coleman adopted his nephew George Clymer.
After he was admitted to the bar, Coleman held a variety of municipal offices, beginning as town clerk and clerk of the City Court. He became a judge of various local courts including the Orphans Court, Court of Common Pleas, and Quarter Sessions. In he was appointed an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. He was also a merchant, in partnership with Thomas Hopkinson. He was also active in Philadelphias emerging cultural institutions. By Coleman was a friend of Benjamin Franklin and member of Franklins Junto. He was a founder and first treasurer of the
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“A good mystery doesn’t hide the answers until the end, it lays them before you without you realizing…” William Coleman was born and raised in a small town in Arkansas and attended Wichita State University, where he earned his bachelor’s. Since completing his degree, William has worked in the food management industry and he currently lives in the Kansas City Metro, with his wife Vicki and their two dogs, Coco and Scooter. As long as he has been able to thread a few sentences together, William has enjoyed the art of putting pen to paper and coming up with stories that captivate the imagination and spark curiosity in others. He particularly enjoys the craft of mystery, suspense and thriller novels and his 8 books, The Widow’s Husband, Payback. Nick of Time and Murder Revisited are all available on Amazon. In his free time and when he isn’t hard at work creating his next book, William enjoys spending time taking walks with his wife and their dogs and working on their home. As far as th
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William Thaddeus Coleman Jr.
American lawyer and judge (–)
Bill Coleman | |
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In office September 21, – December 17, | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Scott Silliman |
In office March 7, – January 20, | |
President | Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | Claude Brinegar |
Succeeded by | Brock Adams |
Born | ()July 7, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | March 31, () (aged96) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Lovida Hardin |
Children | 3, including William and Hardin |
Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Rank | Second lieutenant |
Unit | United States Army Air Corps |
Battles/wars | World War II |
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