George Malpas Cole[1] (August 20, 1853 – November 23, 1933), was the thirty-second Adjutant General of the State of Connecticut.

On July 21, 1898, was placed on the retired list, to enable him to accept appointment as lieutenant colonel of the Fourth United States Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish–American War.

George Cole served for 28 years, where he saw service on the Mexican border and on the battlefields of France during World War I.

On May 24, 1917, General Cole again went into Federal Service when he was named Disbursing Agent and Officer of the United States.

George Cole’s responsibilities involved the mobilization and mustering into Federal service of State troops and the operation of the draft.

Cole was also active in recruiting campaigns to bring the guard units up to strength and he was a member of the State Department of Historical Records.

Cole was a member of the Military Order of The World War, The Army and Navy Club of Washington.

On November 23, 1933, Major General Cole died at the age of 80 in his home in West Hartford of arteriosclerosis.