Elijah Coleman

Elijah Coleman was born on December 26th, 1869 in a small town in Ohio. He was very political at a young age and became a lawyer. He argued for very prolific clients. He then ran for attorney general in 1900. He said he was "Gonna crack down on crime." He won and had a successful term as attorney general, and won re-election, having another successful term. He then decided to run for the Governor's Mansion in 1908. He won and was a considered good governor. He ran for senate in 1912 and won re-election in 1918 and 1924. He then was elected Vice President on as an independent. He was a supporter of the Peace Trials but not very avid.