David William Coleman (1881 – 13 March 1951) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

He was born in London in 1881, and lived as a child and young man in Queensland.

[1] He joined the local debating society and maintained an interest in the vocation for the rest of his life.

[2] In 1902, aged 21, he emigrated to New Zealand and first lived in Wellington, before moving to Gisborne where he established his own retail business.

[6] Coleman died on 13 March 1951, aged 69, survived by his second wife, son and daughter.