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Alfred Porter Cole

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Alfred Porter Cole

August 20, 2026

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Alfred Porter Coles (born July 5, 1861, in Wilson County, Tennessee) became one of the leading businessmen of El Paso, Texas, after arriving there on April 22, 1888, in search of health. Educated at Cumberland University and Vanderbilt University, he first taught school in Tennessee before moving…

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