The illustrated LaconianHistory and industries of Laconia, of the city and its manufacturing and business interests . e Lake,ever launched upon the waters of thebeautiful lake from which the companywas named. He was an incorporator and formany years president of the Lake Vil-lage SavingsBank, and wasalso an incor-porator of theLaconia Na-tional Bank andfor a long pe-riod one of itsdirectors. In politics hewas a Demo-crat until theoutbreak of theRebellion,whenhe became aRepu b lie an ,and in 1862,63, and 64 hewas a candidatefor state sena-tor in the sixthsenatorial dis-trict. Mr.
The illustrated LaconianHistory and industries of Laconia, of the city and its manufacturing and business interests . e Lake,ever launched upon the waters of thebeautiful lake from which the companywas named. He was an incorporator and formany years president of the Lake Vil-lage SavingsBank, and wasalso an incor-porator of theLaconia Na-tional Bank andfor a long pe-riod one of itsdirectors. In politics hewas a Demo-crat until theoutbreak of theRebellion,whenhe became aRepu b lie an ,and in 1862,63, and 64 hewas a candidatefor state sena-tor in the sixthsenatorial dis-trict. Mr. Cole wasa member ofthe governorscouncil in 1866-67 ; was a del-egate to the National convention whichrenominated President Lincoln ; he wasa member of the state constitutional con-vention in 1876, and represented thetown of Gilford in the general court in1849-50. During his seventy-two years of citi-zenship in Lakeport, Mr. Cole was aprominent factor in its growth andprosperity and chiefly instrumental inbringing the village from a total of sev-en houses to its present important stand-ing in the state, erecting, himself, more. Col. Hf than sixty buildings and was ever public-spirited, benevolent, and mindful of thewelfare of his numerous employes, andthe citizens generally, by whom he washeld in the highest esteem. He donated the land for a church anda school-house, and gave largely to bothedifices. In 1849 he and the late Sena-tor James Bell were chosen a committeeto purchase a hand fire-engine for theprecinct and bought in Boston, Niagaraengine, No. 1, which has from that dayto this been ready for efficient serviceand is cher-ished with jeal-ous care by theveteran firemenof Lake also provid-ed at his ownexpense a housefor the unfalter-ing integritywas such thatthough in 1876,when businessdeclined andv a 1 u es shrankall over the landhe was obligedto go throughban k r upt cy ,paying such aper cent, as heand his credit-ors agreed on,subsequen tly,when prospe
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