Howard Coble

Howard Coble
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 6th district
In office
January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2015
Preceded byRobin Britt
Succeeded byMark Walker
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 27th[1] district
In office
1983–1985
Preceded byThomas Bell Hunter
Succeeded byAlbert S. Lineberry
Frank Julian Sizemore, III
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 23rd[2] district
In office
1979–1983
Preceded byHenry E. Frye
Thomas Odell Gilmore
Thomas B. Sawyer
William Marcus Short
Charles Edward Webb[3]
Succeeded byGeorge W. Miller Jr.
William Paul Pulley, Jr.
Kenneth Bridgeforth Spaulding
Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Revenue
In office
1973–1977
GovernorJames Holshouser
Preceded byGilmer Andrew Jones, Jr.
Succeeded byMark G. Lynch
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 26th[4] district
In office
1969–1971
Preceded byHargrove Skipper Bowles, Jr.
Elton Edwards
James Gooden Exum, Jr.
Charles Wesley Phillips
Daniel P. Whitley, Jr.[5]
Succeeded byClifton Tredway Hunt, Jr.
John McNeill Smith, Jr.[6]
Personal details
Born
John Howard Coble

(1931-03-18)March 18, 1931
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedNovember 3, 2015(2015-11-03) (aged 84)
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materAppalachian State University
Guilford College (AB)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (JD)
OccupationLawyer
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Coast Guard
Years of service1952–1956
1977–1978
1960–1982 (USCGR)[7]
Rank Captain
Battles/warsKorean War
Howard Coble's voice
Coble speaks in support of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which he sponsored
Recorded August 4, 1998

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.

  1. ^ "North Carolina State House of Representatives - 1983-1984". www.carolana.com. Retrieved Apr 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "North Carolina State House of Representatives - 1979-1980". www.carolana.com. Retrieved Apr 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "North Carolina State House of Representatives - 1977-1978". www.carolana.com. Retrieved Apr 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "North Carolina State House of Representatives - 1969". www.carolana.com. Retrieved Apr 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "North Carolina State House of Representatives - 1967". www.carolana.com. Retrieved Apr 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "North Carolina State House of Representatives - 1971". www.carolana.com. Retrieved Apr 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "COBLE, Howard – Biographical Information". congress.gov. Retrieved 31 August 2015.