Joseph R.T. Coates

Joseph R.T. Coates
Mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania
In office
1887–1893
Preceded by Dr. J.L. Forwood
Succeeded by John B. Hinkson
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch Union Army
Years of service 1861–1864
Rank Major
Commands 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment
Battles/wars

American Civil War

Joseph R.T. Coates was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania from 1887 to 1893. He was an officer in the Pennsylvania Reserves infantry division of the Union Army in the U.S. Civil War and served in some of the key battles of the war.

Military service

In 1861 Coates was mustered in as a 1st lieutenant to the 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment, also known as the 30th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Company C. Recruited out of Chester, Company C was first known as the "Keystone Guards" and then known for a time as the "Slifer Phalanx".[1]

Coates and Company C served at the Battle of Mechanicsville,[2] the Battle of New Market, Second Battle of Bull Run, the Battle of Antietam, the Battle of Fredericksburg, the Battle of Gettysburg, the Battle of Bristoe Station and the Battle of Bethesda Church.[1]

Coates was promoted from 1st lieutenant to captain in 1862 and to Major by brevet in 1864.[3]

On June 13, 1864, Coates was mustered out with the company.[4]

Career

Coates served as Postmaster of the Chester Post Office from 1865 to 1869.[5]

Coates served as mayor of Chester from 1887 to 1893[6] and was succeeded by John B. Hinkson.

References

  1. 1 2 Wiley, Samuel T. (1894). Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. New York: Gresham Publishing Company. p. 70. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Ent, Uzal W. (2014). The Pennsylvania Reserves in the Civil War: A Comprehensive History. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-7864-4872-2. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Martin, John Hill (1877). Chester (and Its Vicinity,) Delaware County, in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Wm. H. Pile & Sons. p. 370. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Futhey, J. Smith (2007). History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches. Westminister, Maryland: Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-7884-4387-9. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Post Office". www.oldchesterpa.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Index to Politicians: Cmero to Coatsworth". www.politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
Political offices
Preceded by
Dr. J.L. Forwood		 Mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania
1887–1893		 Succeeded by
John B. Hinkson
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