by a year. His son Walter Coles would also carry on the family's political and planter traditions, and served in the House of Representatives as had his father. A nephew, Isaac A. Coles (b. 1780 at Enniscorthy, Albemarle County and brother of future Illinois governor Edward Coles served as personal secretary to Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison during their administrations. Another nephew Isaac H. Coles served in the Virginia senate, representing Charlotte, Halifax and Prince Edward Counties. Elections 1789; Coles was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives unopposed. 1793; Coles was re-elected unopposed. 1795; Coles was re-elected with 36.76% of the vote, defeating Independents Simon C. McMahon and Matthew Clay. References External links Congressional biography 1747 births 1813 deaths College of William & Mary alumni Members of the Virginia House of Delegates Virginia militiamen in the American Revolution American planters Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia Politicians from Richmond, Virginia 18th-century American politicians Burials in Virginia