Primary Name: Cole, Clarence "Cash"
Filed as: cole_clarence_cash
Also known as: Clarence Cole, Cash Cole
Occupation / Association: Businessman; President, Cole Transfer Company; Local Agent, American Express Company; President, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6 (1938); Territorial Legislator
Born: February 12, 1891, Henderson Bay, Washington
Died: November 8, 1959, Bellingham, Washington
Parents:
Spouse: Ruby C. Worth (m. March 7, 1915; later divorced); Ruth Marcella Marsh Gudbranson (m. January 20, 1945)
Children: James Cash Cole; Thomas Phillip Cole; Jerry Worth Cole
Associated places: Henderson Bay Washington; Treadwell Alaska; Juneau Alaska; Bellingham Washington
Keywords: Clarence Cash Cole, Cash Cole Juneau, Cole Transfer Company, Alaska Territorial Legislature Speaker
Biography
Clarence "Cash" Cole served as President of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6 in 1938.
Cole was born at Henderson Bay, Washington, on February 12, 1891. When he was four years old, his family moved to Treadwell, Alaska. He was educated in the Juneau public schools and later attended the University of Minnesota.
After leaving college, Cole entered the business field in Juneau, where he became involved in draying, docking, and contracting. He later served as president and general manager of the Cole Transfer Company and was also the local agent for the American Express Company.
He married Ruby C. Worth in Juneau on March 7, 1915. They had three sons: James Cash Cole, born June 25, 1916; Thomas Phillip Cole, born June 23, 1917; and Jerry Worth Cole, born March 22, 1926. The couple divorced prior to 1940.
Cole later remarried on January 20, 1945, to Ruth Marcella Marsh Gudbranson.
Active in territorial politics, Cole was elected to the Fifth Alaska Territorial Legislature House of Representatives in 1921 and was reelected to the Sixth House, where he was chosen as Speaker. He later served as Territorial Auditor from 1929 to 1932.
Cole was a Republican and a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
Clarence "Cash" Cole died on November 8, 1959, in Bellingham, Washington.
Sources
Ferrell, Ed. Biographies of Alaska Yukon Pioneers 1850–1950, Vol. 3, p. 66
Tags: Clarence Cash Cole, Cash Cole, Juneau Men's Igloo No 6, Alaska Territorial Legislature, Cole Transfer Company, Juneau Alaska history