Fayette County PA Archives Biographies.....Coldren, William Henri April 20, 1849 - January 16, 1883
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Source: Gresham and Wiley, 1889: Biographical & Portrait Cyclopedia, Fayette Co, PA, pg 541
Author: John H. Gresham & Samuel T. Wiley

    William Henri Coldren (deceased).  William Henri 
Coldren, a young lawyer of bright promise, was born on the 
property now owned by George Hogg in Luzerne township, 
Fayette county, Penna, and is a son of Jesse Coldren, who 
was born in Menallen township and is now a resident of 
Uniontown.
    William H Coldren was reared on a farm, received his 
education at Dunlap's Creek Presbyterial Academy and at 
Kittanning.  Her served as assistant bookkeeper at 
Fairchance Furnace for a few months, but soon abandoned 
commercial pursuits for the legal profession.  He read law 
under the late Daniel Kaine of Uniontown and was 
subsequently admitted to the practice of law in the courts 
of Fayette county.  In a short time after being admitted he 
removed to Pittsburgh, and entered upon the active practice 
of his profession.  He was employed as attorney for the 
Pittsburgh & Western Railroad and in addition to attending 
to the business of this railroad company, he was at the same 
time building up a large and paying practice in the State 
and county courts.  After eighteen months of successful 
practice, he died in Pittsburgh, January 16, 1883.
    On June 21, 1876, he was united in marriage in Redstone 
township by Rev J T A Henderson to Miss Charlotte L Craft, a 
daughter of Elijah L Craft of Redstone township.  His widow, 
an excellent woman, survives him and resides in Redstone 
township on property once owned by J N Craft.
    In political faith Mr Coldren was an active, earnest and 
prominent worker of the republican party.  In religious 
belief he was a zealous and useful member of the 
Presbyterian church of Pittsburgh.  He was an influential 
member of the Royal Arcanum and was ever ready to work in 
lodge or church, public gathering or private enterprise.  Of 
good personal appearance, he was courteous and affable, he 
was logical in argument, but brief and forcible in 
expression.  He was cut down by death in the very opening of 
what promised to be a long and honorable career of 
usefulness and success.

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