William Sterling Cole (April 18, 1904 - March 15, 1987) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
Cole was born in Painted Post, New York. Painted Post is a Village in Steuben County, New York, United States. He graduated from Colgate University in 1925 and Albany Law School in 1929. Colgate University is a private liberal arts college located in the Village of Hamilton in Madison County New York, USA Albany Law School is an ABA accredited Law school based in Albany New York. He was elected to Congress in 1934 and served from January 3, 1935 until his resignation on December 1, 1957. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) He resigned to become the first Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency and remained at that post until 1961. The International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA) is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its He died in Washington, D.C.. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
| Preceded by Gale H. Stalker |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 37th congressional district 1935–1945 |
Succeeded by Edwin Arthur Hall |
| Preceded by James W. Wadsworth, Jr. |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 39th congressional district 1945–1953 |
Succeeded by Harold C. Ostertag |
| Preceded by Edwin Arthur Hall |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 37th congressional district 1953–1957 |
Succeeded by Howard W. Robison |
| Preceded by IAEA created in 1957 |
Director General of the IAEA 1957 – 1961 |
Succeeded by Sigvard Eklund |