Charles G. Coulon was the sixth mayor

Mayor

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 of the city of Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana

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. Coulon emigrated from Germany in 1847 to avoid military service

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. Coulon arrived in Indianapolis in 1852 where he studied law and eventually opened an office. He was elected as justice of the peace

Justice of the Peace

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 in 1856. In November of that year, then mayor Henry F. West

Henry F. West

Henry F. West was the fifth mayor of the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. West, a Democrat, took office in 1856 but died a few months into his mandate.-References:...

 died and Coulon was appointed as interim mayor by the city council. (Coulon and West were both from the Democrat Party

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.) He held office for two weeks and was replaced by William J. Wallace

William J. Wallace (Indianapolis mayor)

William J. Wallace was the seventh mayor of the city of Indianapolis, Indiana and the first Republican to hold that office. Wallace won a special election in 1856 following the death of mayor Henry F. West and the short interim of Charles G. Coulon. Wallace resigned his post in May 1858. His son...

who won the extraordinary election. Coulon finished his first term as justice of peace (1864-1860), a post he also held from 1864 to 1868. politician in Indiana