J. G. Coleman

Coleman was involved in philanthropic activities right from the beginning and strove to uplift the Anglo-Indian community. He joined the Volunteer Movement and rose to become Lieutenant-Colonel in the Duke's Own Artillery Corps. He was also a member of the Madras Municipal Corporation. In 1879, he was nominated to the Madras Legislative Council and served from 1879 to 1883.

Coleman died at Royapuram, Madras on 14 December 1883.

• Buckland, C. E. (1906). Dictionary of Indian Biography. London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co. pp. 88.