Hugh Laing Cole

(1838-1898)

At a Glance

Hugh Lang Cole died in New York City.

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Hugh Laing Cole was born in 1838, in New Bern, NC. He died in 1898.

Occupations

• Lawyer.

Relatives

• Parents: James Carney Cole (1795-1854) and Mary Catherine Snead (1799-1862).
• Spouse: Helen Ellis, married in 1879.
• Siblings:
  • two brothers, Blanchard Cole (1841-1842) and James R. Cole (1831-1893).
  • six sisters, Elizabeth Jane Cole (1822-1830), Elizabeth Jane Cole (1836-1837), Harriotte Middleton Gillespie Cole (1827-1921) , Mary Catharine Cole (1820-1900), Lavinia Ellis Cole (1833-1923)  and Sarah Ann Cole (1824-1900).
• Others: Isaac Montrose Taylor (nephew, 1857-1921) and James Cole Taylor (nephew, b. 1855).