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 by	Robin Britt
Succeeded by	Mark Walker
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 27th[1] 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[2] district
In office 1979–1983
Preceded by	Henry E. Frye Thomas Odell Gilmore Thomas B. Sawyer William Marcus Short Charles Edward Webb[3]
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[4] district
In office 1969–1971
Preceded by	Hargrove Skipper Bowles, Jr. Elton Edwards James Gooden Exum, Jr. Charles Wesley Phillips Daniel P. Whitley, Jr.[5]
Succeeded by	Clifton 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.
Died	November 3, 2015(2015-11-03) (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)[7]
Rank	Captain
Battles/wars	Korean 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.