James Lide Coker was a notable American industrialist, merchant, banker and agriculturalist in Hartsville, South Carolina. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1837/00/00 | James Lide Coker is born. | Born | |||||
| 1894/00/00 | James L Coker establishes Welsh Neck High School in Hartsville, South Carolina. | Founder | Coker University, Hartsville | Hartsville, SC | |||
| 1908/09/30 | Founded by Major James L Coker, Coker College for Women opens for its first session, with Dr Edward V Baldy as its president. Coker had been the primary benefactor of the Welsh Neck High School, the College's predecessor institution. | Benefactor | Coker University, Hartsville | Hartsville, SC | |||
| 1909/00/00 | Coker College Board announces that Major Coker has donated $25,000 for the erection of a permanent administration building. | Benefactor | Davidson Hall, Coker College | Hartsville, SC | |||
| 1913/00/00 | Major Coker donates $65,000 for the erection of the first permanent dormitory to be named the Susan Stout Coker Memorial Hall (called Memorial Hall) in honor of his deceased wife. | Benefactor | Memorial Hall, Coker College | Hartsville, SC | |||
| 1918/00/00 | James Lide Coker dies. | Died |
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