Howard Coble
John Howard Coble (March 18, 1931 – November 3, 2015) was an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 6th congressional district, serving from 1985 to 2015. He was a member of the Republican Party. The district includes all or portions of ten counties in the northern-central part of the state, including portions of Greensboro and Durham.
Howard Coble | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 6th district | |
| In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Robin Britt |
| Succeeded by | Mark Walker |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 27th district | |
| In office 1983–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Bell Hunter |
| Succeeded by | Albert S. Lineberry Frank Julian Sizemore, III |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 23rd district | |
| In office 1979–1983 | |
| Preceded by | Henry E. Frye Thomas Odell Gilmore Thomas B. Sawyer William Marcus Short Charles Edward Webb |
| Succeeded by | George W. Miller Jr. William Paul Pulley, Jr. Kenneth Bridgeforth Spaulding |
| Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Revenue | |
| In office 1973–1977 | |
| Governor | James Holshouser |
| Preceded by | Gilmer Andrew Jones, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Mark G. Lynch |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 26th district | |
| In office 1969–1971 | |
| Preceded by | Hargrove Skipper Bowles, Jr. Elton Edwards James Gooden Exum, Jr. Charles Wesley Phillips Daniel P. Whitley, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Clifton Tredway Hunt, Jr. John McNeill Smith, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Howard Coble March 18, 1931 Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | November 3, 2015 (aged 84) Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Appalachian State University Guilford College (AB) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (JD) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Coast Guard |
| Years of service | 1952–1956 1977–1978 1960–1982 (USCGR) |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | Korean War |
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