Jesse James Confederate defiance of federal Reconstruction policy. Jesse's initiative in creating his rising public profile is debated by historians and biographers. The high tensions in politics accompanied his outlaw career and enhanced his notoriety. Meanwhile, the James brothers joined with Cole Younger and his brothers John, Jim, and Bob, as well as Clell Miller and other former Confederates, to form what came to be known as the James–Younger Gang. With Jesse James as the most public face of the gang (though with operational leadership likely shared among the group), the gang carried out a string of robberies from Iowa to Texas,
John N. Cole and former Mayor of Boston Malcolm Nichols. Cole was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery. John N. Cole John N. Cole (November 4, 1863 – October 19, 1922) was an American politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1906 to 1908. Cole was born in Andover, Massachusetts on November 4, 1863. He attended public school for a short time, but left at an early age to work at the Marland Woolen Mill. Cole worked at the mill for five years. By the time he left he had been promoted to the position of paymaster. Cole