Donald Barnard Cole (March 31, 1922 – October 5, 2013), born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, was professor emeritus at Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire, and the author of books on early American history, including Martin Van Buren and the American Political System and The Presidency of Andrew Jackson. Cole was married to Susan Wilson, with whom he had four children: Douglas, Robert, Daniel, and Susan. Cole died on October 5, 2013, in Exeter, New Hampshire. He graduated from Phillips Academy and Harvard University in 1944. He served in the Navy during World War II. He served as a lieutenant on a landing craft in the Pacific Theater, including the invasions of Okinawa and Guam.

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