Audley Coote | |
Office: | Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for George Town |
Term Start: | 11 January 1879 |
Term End: | July 1886 |
Predecessor: | George Gilmore |
Successor: | Harry Conway |
Office2: | Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Tamar |
Term Start2: | 13 July 1886 |
Term End2: | 7 May 1895 |
Predecessor2: | John Scott |
Successor2: | George Collins |
Birth Date: | 1839 5, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Witham, Essex |
Death Place: | Rylstone, New South Wales |
Audley Coote (27 May 1839 – 4 June 1915) was an Australian politician.
Coote was born in Witham in Essex in 1839. In 1879, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly, representing the seat of George Town. He transferred to the Tasmanian Legislative Council in 1886, representing Tamar until 1895. He was later consul to Hawaii and Panama, and was twice awarded the Legion of Honour. He died in 1915 in Rylstone in New South Wales.[1]