W. Sterling Cole
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William Sterling Cole (April 18, 1904 – March 15, 1987) was an American politician, lawyer, and civil servant who served as the first Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from 1957 to 1961. Before his appointment to the IAEA he was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Biography
W. Sterling Cole was born in Painted Post, New York. He graduated from Colgate University in 1925 and Albany Law School in 1929. Cole practiced law in Bath, New York.[1]
As a Republican, Cole was elected to Congress in 1934 and served from January 3, 1935, until his resignation on December 1, 1957. Cole voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.[2] He resigned to become the first Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency and remained at that post until 1961.[1]
After leaving the IAEA Cole resided in Arlington, Virginia and practiced law in Washington, D.C. He died in Washington on March 15, 1987.[1]
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- 1904 births
- 1987 deaths
- Albany Law School alumni
- Colgate University alumni
- Directors general of the International Atomic Energy Agency
- People from Painted Post, New York
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- 20th-century New York (state) politicians
- 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives