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George Preston Coleman

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Preceded by
  
John G. Pollard

Died
  
June 16, 1948

Name
  
George Coleman

Spouse(s)
  
Mary Haldane Begg

Succeeded by
  
Channing M. Hall


George Preston Coleman George Preston Coleman 1870 1948 Find A Grave Memorial

Full Name
  
George Preston Coleman

Born
  
May 4, 1870 Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S. (
1870-05-04
)

George Preston Coleman (May 4, 1870 – June 16, 1948) was the head of the Virginia Highway Commission from 1913 to 1922 and the mayor of Williamsburg, Va., from 1929 to 1934. The George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge that connects Yorktown and Gloucester Point is named after him. He is the grandson of Nathaniel Beverley Tucker and the great-grandson of St. George Tucker. The papers of the Tucker-Coleman family, including the papers of George Preston Coleman, are held by the Special Collections Research Center at the College of William & Mary.

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