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| name = George Coghill | |||
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| death_date = 1957 | |||
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| burial_place = [[wikipedia:Springvale Botanical Cemetery|Springvale Crematorium]]<ref>Springvale Botanical Cemetery. ''Deceased Search - George Coghill''. https://sbc.smct.org.au/deceasedsearch/result/220858, accessed: 1 October 2016</ref> | |||
| residence = 17 Monomeath Avenue, Canterbury<ref name="EnidCoghillObituary">The Age. ''Obituary - Mrs. E. U. J. Coghill''. 1 October 1946. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/204940082, accessed: 1 October 2016</ref> | |||
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| occupation = [[wikipedia:Estate agent|Estate agent]] | |||
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| mother = Elizabeth Matilda Coghill<ref name="ElizabethMCoghillObituary">Riverine Herald. ''Obituary - Elizabeth Matilda Coghill''. 20 September 1927. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/114438382, accessed: 1 October 2016</ref> | |||
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| spouse = Enid Una Jane Coghill<ref name="EnidCoghillObituary" /> | |||
| children = E. H. Coghill, G. K. Coghill, Una Phillips<ref name="EnidCoghillObituary" /> | |||
| relatives = Steward Coghill (brother), David Coghill (brother), Donald James Coghill (brother)<ref name="ElizabethMCoghillObituary" /> | |||
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'''George Coghill''' was a prominent resident of Canterbury in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He ran the highly successful Mortin & Coghill and Coghill & Haughton real estate agencies and was a councillor on [[City of Camberwell|Camberwell Council]] for four years.<ref name="Reporter9Sep1910">[[Box Hill Reporter]]. ''Morton and Coghill Dissolve Partnership''. 9 September 1910. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/89698231, accessed: 1 October 2016</ref><ref>[[Camberwell and Hawthorn Advertiser]]. 'Camberwell North Ward Election'. 2 August 1918, pg.4. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/153610875, accessed: 3 July 2016</ref> | |||
== Life == | |||
[[File:Cantebury Soldiers' Memorial Institute.jpeg|thumb|300px|right|The [[Canterbury Soldiers' Memorial Institute]] which George Coghill was instrumental in supporting.]] | |||
Born in country Victoria, he attended Echuca Grammar School as a child.<ref name="ElizabethMCoghillObituary" /> | |||
=== World War One === | |||
He was reported to have been involved in many activities to support the war effort during [[wikipedia:World War One|World War One]], including with the Canterbury Soldiers' Memorial Institute.<ref>[[Hawthorn, Kew and Camberwell Citizen]]. ''Municipal Elections''. 9 August 1918. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/89322908, accessed: 1 October 2016</ref> | |||
== Career == | |||
== Politics == | |||
Coghill was first elected to Camberwell Council for [[North Ward]] in 1918 at the behest of several residents. He defeated the only other candidate, Frederick E. Clutterbuck, by 122 votes to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of long-serving councillor [[William George McBeath|William McBeath]].<ref name="Reporter30Aug1918">Box Hill Reporter. ''Camberwell North Ward Election''. 30 August 1918. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/75170468, accessed: 1 October 2016</ref> | |||
=== 1921 election === | |||
Lost his seat on recount in 1921 by only 20 votes.<ref>The Argus. 'Camberwell Recount - Mayor Loses his Seat'. 13 September 1921, pg.7. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4656853, accessed: 2 July 2016</ref> | |||
== Death == | |||
== Legacy == | |||
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