William Coleman, an American journalist, born in Boston, Feb. 14, 1766, died in New York, July 13, 1829. He was educated for the bar, and commenced practice in Greenfield, Mass. During Shays's rebellion he took up arms against the insurgents. In 1794 he removed to New York, where for a short time he was a partner of Aaron Burr in the practice of law. Subsequently he was appointed reporter of the supreme court of the state of New York, a position which he lost after the defeat of the federal party in 1800. In 1801 Hamilton and other leading federalists conceived the idea of establishing a daily paper in the city of New York, and Coleman was selected to conduct it. The new organ, under the name of the "Evening Post," appeared Nov. 16, 1801, and for nearly 20 years Coleman remained its sole editor. His connection with it ceased only with his death. His attachment to federalist principles never wavered, and even after the party became extinct he continued to be its warm defender. He enjoyed the reputation of an able, honest, and fearless man.