David Stanton Coltrane (July 27, 1893 – 1968) was an American politician who served as the eleventh North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture.
[1] Davis Stanton Coltrane was born, July 27, 1893, in Randolph County, North Carolina.
[4] In the fall of 1935, Coltrane urged William Kerr Scott to run for the office of North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture.
[5] As assistant commissioner Coltrane worked to improve the quality of fertilizer and feed sold to North Carolina farmers.
[3] In the 1960s, Governor Sanford created the Good Neighbor Council to help ease racial tensions that were building in the state because of civil rights struggles and integration issues.