Joseph Addis Coggle (November 1930 – August 2012) was a Northern Irish Ulster Loyalist politician who was High Sheriff of Belfast between 1991 to 1992, and 1995 to 1996, respectively.[2] He served on Belfast City Council from 1981 until 1997, latterly for the Court DEA.
Joe Coggle | |
|---|---|
| High Sheriff of Belfast | |
| In office January 1995 – January 1996 | |
| Preceded by | John Parkes |
| Succeeded by | Steve McBride |
| In office January 1991 – January 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Kirkpatrick |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Patton |
| Member of Belfast City Council | |
| In office 15 May 1985 – 21 May 1997 | |
| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | Frank McCoubrey |
| Constituency | Court |
| In office 20 May 1981 – 15 May 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Herbert Ditty |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Constituency | Belfast Area G |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1930 [1] Shankhill, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Died | August 2012 |
| Political party | Independent Unionist (from 1985) |
| Other political affiliations | DUP (before 1985) |
Background
editAs a member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Coggle was elected to Belfast City Council in 1981 for the Belfast Area G district. [3]
By 1985, he had resigned from the DUP, and was instead re-elected as an independent unionist for the new Court district.[4]
In 1986, Coggle was seen attending the funeral of murdered Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) commander, John Bingham.[5] He described Bingham as “the best” in a Belfast Telegraph obituary.[6]
He was defeated by the Ulster Democratic Party’s Frank McCoubrey at the 1997 local elections. [7]
References
edit- ^ "Alderman Joseph Addis COGGLE". Companies House. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "High Sheriffs of Belfast since 1990". Jeffrey Dudgeon MBE. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "1981 Belfast Area G results". Ark elections. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "1985 Court results". Ark elections. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Belfast mayorality: inconsistency". Slugger O'Toole. 11 November 2002. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Trevor King (Kingso) 1953 – 1994. Ulster Volunteer Force". John Chambers - Belfast Child Blog. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "1997 Court results". Ark elections. Retrieved 14 November 2024.