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==Biography==

==Biography==

Cole was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Cole in Ball, near [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]] in northern Rapides Parish. He graduated in 1925 from Franklin High School in Franklin in Robertson County, near [[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]]/[[College Station, Texas|College Station]], [[Texas]]. He then attended [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], at which he played for the LSU Tigers as a guard and a tackle. In 1931, he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in [[agriculture]]. He first taught and coached at Rayville High School in Rayville in Richland Parish in northeast Louisiana located to the east of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. In the late 1930s, he moved to Many to become a vocational agriculture teacher and football coach for four years.<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site20.php|title=Cole, Frank Estes|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' (lahistory.org)|accessdate=December 19, 2010}}</ref>​

Cole was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Cole in Ball, near [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]] in northern Rapides Parish. He graduated in 1925 from Franklin High School in Franklin in Robertson County, near [[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]]/[[College Station, Texas|College Station]], [[Texas]]. He then attended [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], at which he played for the LSU Tigers as a guard and a tackle. In 1931, he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in [[agriculture]]. He first taught and coached at Rayville High School in Rayville in Richland Parish in northeast Louisiana located to the east of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. In the late 1930s, he moved to Many to become a vocational agriculture teacher and football coach for four years.<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-c/|title=Cole, Frank Estes|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' (lahistory.org)|accessdate=September 26, 2019}}</ref>​

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During [[World War II]], Cole was employed in the shipyards. He returned to teaching in 1950 and retired in 1965.<ref name=lahist/>​​

During [[World War II]], Cole was employed in the shipyards. He returned to teaching in 1950 and retired in 1965.<ref name=lahist/>​​

Cole was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1944, with the first administration of [[Governor]] [[Jimmie Davis]]. He served until 1952, when [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]] turned over the governorship to [[Robert F. Kennon]] of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020 (Sabine Parish)|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=September 26, 2019}}</ref> He was elected to the state senate in 1956 and served a single term, corresponding with the third Earl Long administration. The senatorial district then encompassed Beauregard, Sabine, and Vernon parishes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/Documents/SenateMembership1880ForwardRevisedMar2011.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana Senate, 1880-Present|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=September 26, 2019}}</ref> Cole introduced legislation establishing the Sabine Valley Vocational-Technical School in Many.<ref name=lahist/>  

Cole was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1944, with the first administration of [[Governor]] [[Jimmie Davis]]. He served until 1952, when [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]] turned over the governorship to [[Robert F. Kennon]] of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020 (Sabine Parish)|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=September 26, 2019}}</ref> He was elected to the state senate in 1956 and served a single term, corresponding with the third Earl Long administration.The senatorial district then encompassed Beauregard, Sabine, and Vernon parishes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/Documents/SenateMembership1880ForwardRevisedMar2011.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana Senate, 1880-Present|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=September 26, 2019}}</ref> Cole introduced legislation establishing the Sabine Valley Vocational-Technical School in Many.<ref name=lahist/>  

He was appointed in 1960 to fill a vacancy on the then 11-member Louisiana State Board of Education, a body since revamped under the Louisiana Constitution of 1974. Cole's name was included in a 1963 publication of the then sitting Louisiana education board members, along with subsequent superintendent [[Bill Dodd]] and the [[Bossier City]] banker [[Enoch T. Nix]].

He was appointed in 1960 to fill a vacancy on the then 11-member Louisiana State Board of Education, a body since revamped under the Louisiana Constitution of 1974. Cole's name was included in a 1963 publication of the then sitting Louisiana education board members, along with subsequent superintendent [[Bill Dodd]] and the [[Bossier City]] banker [[Enoch T. Nix]].

Cole was a member of the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Many, the Sabine Parish [[Chamber of Commerce]], and the Masonic lodge.<ref name=lahist/> Cole was twice married. By the former Edna Phares, he had two children, Sally Beth and James Robert Cole (born ca. 1942). In 1976, he married the former Margaret Jacobs.<ref name=lahist/><ref>''Sabine Index,'' June 4, 1981.</ref>​

Cole was a member of the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Many, the Sabine Parish [[Chamber of Commerce]], and the Masonic lodge.<ref name=lahist/> Cole was twice married. By the former Edna Phares, he had two children, Sally Beth and James Robert Cole (born ca. 1942). In 1976, he married the former Margaret Jacobs.<ref name=lahist/><ref>''Sabine Index,'' June 4, 1981.</ref>​

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