Sir William Coates | |
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Lord Mayor of Belfast | |
In office 1929–1931 | |
Preceded by | William George Turner |
Succeeded by | Crawford McCullagh |
In office 1920–1923 | |
Preceded by | John C. White |
Succeeded by | William George Turner |
High Sheriff of Belfast | |
In office 1906–1907 | |
Preceded by | Henry O'Neill |
Succeeded by | Peter O'Connell |
Personal details | |
Born | William Frederick Coates 1866 Belfast, Ireland |
Died | 19 January 1932 | (aged 65–66)
Spouse | Elsie Millicent Gregory |
Education | Royal Belfast Academical Institution |
Occupation | Stockbroker |
Sir William Frederick Coates, 1st Baronet, DL, JP (1866 – 19 January 1932) was an Irish stockbroker and politician in Belfast.
Coates was born in Belfast in 1866. He studied at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution. [1] He was the son of David Lindsay Coates and Sara ( née Mulligan) Coates. [2]
He initially entered the linen trade, but became a stockbroker in 1887, building up an extensive business known as William F. Coates & Co, stockbrokers. In 1902 he was elected to Belfast Corporation. He was chairman of the finance committee from 1917 and was elected Lord Mayor of Belfast in 1920 and then re-elected twice, serving until 1923.
He hosted the King and Queen when they visited Belfast to open the Parliament of Northern Ireland (of which he was also a Senator, both ex officio as Lord Mayor and as an elected member 1924-1929 [3]) in July 1921. For hosting the monarchs, and guiding Belfast past the sectarian conflict that marked the creation of Northern Ireland in the early 1920s, Coates was created a Baronet of Haypark. [4] He served as Lord Mayor again from 1929 to 1931.
He served as High Sheriff of Belfast (1906–1907) and as High Sheriff of Antrim (1931–1932). [5]
On 27 November 1907, Coates married Elsie Millicent Gregory, daughter of Colonel Frederick William Gregory. Together, they were the parents of: [2]
Coates died on 19 January 1932 and was succeeded by his son Frederick. [6] Upon his son's death in 1994, Sir William's grandson, David Frederick Charlton Coates (b. 1948), became the 3rd Baronet. [2]
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Sir William Coates | |
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Lord Mayor of Belfast | |
In office 1929–1931 | |
Preceded by | William George Turner |
Succeeded by | Crawford McCullagh |
In office 1920–1923 | |
Preceded by | John C. White |
Succeeded by | William George Turner |
High Sheriff of Belfast | |
In office 1906–1907 | |
Preceded by | Henry O'Neill |
Succeeded by | Peter O'Connell |
Personal details | |
Born | William Frederick Coates 1866 Belfast, Ireland |
Died | 19 January 1932 | (aged 65–66)
Spouse | Elsie Millicent Gregory |
Education | Royal Belfast Academical Institution |
Occupation | Stockbroker |
Sir William Frederick Coates, 1st Baronet, DL, JP (1866 – 19 January 1932) was an Irish stockbroker and politician in Belfast.
Coates was born in Belfast in 1866. He studied at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution. [1] He was the son of David Lindsay Coates and Sara ( née Mulligan) Coates. [2]
He initially entered the linen trade, but became a stockbroker in 1887, building up an extensive business known as William F. Coates & Co, stockbrokers. In 1902 he was elected to Belfast Corporation. He was chairman of the finance committee from 1917 and was elected Lord Mayor of Belfast in 1920 and then re-elected twice, serving until 1923.
He hosted the King and Queen when they visited Belfast to open the Parliament of Northern Ireland (of which he was also a Senator, both ex officio as Lord Mayor and as an elected member 1924-1929 [3]) in July 1921. For hosting the monarchs, and guiding Belfast past the sectarian conflict that marked the creation of Northern Ireland in the early 1920s, Coates was created a Baronet of Haypark. [4] He served as Lord Mayor again from 1929 to 1931.
He served as High Sheriff of Belfast (1906–1907) and as High Sheriff of Antrim (1931–1932). [5]
On 27 November 1907, Coates married Elsie Millicent Gregory, daughter of Colonel Frederick William Gregory. Together, they were the parents of: [2]
Coates died on 19 January 1932 and was succeeded by his son Frederick. [6] Upon his son's death in 1994, Sir William's grandson, David Frederick Charlton Coates (b. 1948), became the 3rd Baronet. [2]
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