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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 Cole (1938-1973) and James Robert Cole (born c. 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 (1913-1972), he had two children, Sally Beth Cole (1938-1973) and James Robert Cole (1942-2007).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=James+Robert_Cole&event=_many-sabine-louisiana-usa_34446|title=James Robert Cole|publisher=Ancestry.com|accessdate=September 26, 2019}}</ref>

 

In 1976, he married the former Margaret Jacobs.<ref name=lahist/><ref>''Sabine Index,'' June 4, 1981.</ref>​

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