Jack Coghill | |
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.jpeg) Coghill in 1973 | |
| 6th Lieutenant Governor of Alaska | |
| In office December 3, 1990 – December 5, 1994 | |
| Governor | Wally Hickel |
| Preceded by | Steve McAlpine |
| Succeeded by | Fran Ulmer |
| Member of the Alaska Senate | |
| In office January 1985 – December 3, 1990 | |
| Preceded by | H. Pappy Moss[1] |
| Succeeded by | Dick Shultz[2] |
| Constituency | District J |
| In office January 1959 – January 3, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | New district[3] |
| Succeeded by | Grant H. Pearson[4] |
| Constituency | District L |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 24, 1925 Fairbanks, Territory of Alaska, U.S. (now Alaska, U.S.) |
| Died | February 13, 2019 (aged 93) North Pole, Alaska, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (before 1990, 1994–2019) Alaskan Independence (1990–1994) |
| Spouse | Frances Gilbert |
| Children | 6, including John |
John Bruce "Jack" Coghill (September 24, 1925 – February 13, 2019) was an American politician and businessman who was the sixth lieutenant governor of Alaska from 1990 to 1994, serving under Governor Walter Hickel. Both were members of the Alaskan Independence Party.
Originally elected as the Republican Party's lieutenant governor nominee in 1990, Coghill had faced serious compatibility issues with running mate Arliss Sturgulewski. AIP chair Joe Vogler vacated his party's nominated slate of John Lindauer and Jerry Ward and replaced them with Wally Hickel and Coghill. While Hickel turned his back on the AIP and their platform almost immediately after taking office, Coghill remained loyal to the party, even becoming their gubernatorial nominee in 1994. Prior to these events, he was well known in Alaskan political circles as "Mr. Republican."[5]
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- ^ Ellis, Tim (December 26, 2017). "'Let them talk!' Iconic political figure Jack Coghill urges collegiality among legislators". KUAC. Archived from the original on December 25, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2018 – via Alaska Public Media.