Gordon Earl Cole (June 18, 1833 – October 4, 1890) was a lawyer and Republican politician who served as Minnesota Attorney General from 1860 to 1866.

Cole pursued his legal career, living in Faribault and occasionally traveling to Minneapolis and St. Paul for trials.

He developed a specialty working with cases related to railroads and government land grants.

He also served on a variety of state agencies and boards and as mayor of Faribault for a single term.

[1][2] Cole became ill in 1890 and traveled to Europe with his daughter to seek medical treatment in Germany.