Jyles Jackson Coggins (January 10 1921 – August 25 2011) was an American politician who served in the North Carolina General Assembly as a state representative and senator. He was elected as the 31st Mayor of Raleigh North Carolina in 1975 serving one two-year term. The total population of Raleigh expanded by more than three times during his career in elected office.Coggins was born on January 10 1921 in Iredell County North Carolina where he was raised on a farm.
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