David William McCorkell (born 26 February 1955) is a

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businessman and Lord Lieutenant of County Antrim, the third successive generation of the

McCorkell McCorkell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * David McCorkell (born 1955), Lord Lieutenant of County Antrim (from 2019) * Sir Dudley McCorkell (1883–1960), Mayor of Londonderry (1929–1935), and ''ex officio'' member of the ...

family to be appointed as one of Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenants.

Early life

McCorkell is the second son of Colonel Sir Michael McCorkell KCVO OBE

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TD JP and Lady McCorkell OBE, daughter of Lieut Colonel E. B. Booth, DSO, of Darver Castle,

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, County Louth. McCorkell was born in Derry before being educated in England at

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Career

Having previously farmed and worked for the family business, Wm McCorkell & Co Ltd, who operated the

McCorkell Line The McCorkell Line was a shipping line operated by ''Wm. McCorkell & Co. Ltd.'' from 1778, principally carrying passengers from Ireland, Scotland and England to the Americas. Notably, the McCorkell Line carried many immigrants who were fleeing th ...

from 1778. McCorkell changed career and moved into investment management, joining Bell Lawrie White, which was bought by

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in 1993. He joined the plc board of

in 2006 and in 2007 became head of investment management, retiring in 2012. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment. He served on the Committee of

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Racecourse from 2014–19 and is now a Committee Member of the Down Royal Corporation of Horse Breeders. He was elected to the

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, the regulatory body for horse racing in Ireland in 2016. On 1 January 2020, David was appointed as a Board Member of the

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(IHRB) and as a Steward of the Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Committee (INHS). He is a Trustee and Member of the

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Council in London and the Regional Representative for Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lord-lieutenant-for-county-antrim-24-june-2019 No10 LL Announcement He was appointed Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Antrim in 2014, and appointed Lord Lieutenant of County Antrim in June 2019. He is the third successive generation of the

family to be appointed as one of Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenants. His late father, Colonel Sir Michael, and his great uncle, Sir Dudley McCorkell, both served as

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, the neighbouring Lieutenancy. His father served as Lord Lieutenant for 25 years, and was knighted with the KCVO for his service, in 1994. David was appointed chair of the Northern Irish Lord-Lieutenants in 2022, representing Northern Ireland on the Association of Lord-Lieutenant's Committee in London. Whilst working in Northern Ireland, McCorkell also served in the Territorial Army in

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in the 1970s. His father had commanded the regiment in the 1960s and became Honorary Colonel of the

in 1975. He was appointed Honorary Colonel of 1st (NI) Battalion ACF in August 2020 He was appointed as a

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and Knight Commander of the Commandery of Ards in 2021. The Commandery of Ards overseas the work of the Order of St John in Northern Ireland.

Family

McCorkell married Susan Mary, daughter of Desmond Goodbody, a prominent family of

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County Offaly. Desmond was Managing Director and later Chairman of J & L F Goodbody Ltd. They have two children; Camilla McCorkell born in 1986 and Christopher McCorkell born in 1988. Christopher is married to Gemma McCorkell, an ENT surgeon. His mother Lady McCorkell OBE founded the Derry

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during The Troubles.

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TD was his uncle and also served as a Lord Lieutenant (of

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). The

s, who are originally from Scotland, are from the Clan McCorquodale and share similar armorial bearings. They are also a

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. McCorkell is a descendant of The Earls and Countesses of Longford and

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.http://www.thepeerage.com/p40165.htm The Peerage His ancestor William McCorkell set up the

in 1778; the family shipping business.

References

External links

Lady McCorkell's ObituaryThe McCorkell Shipping LineBurkes PeerageLord-Lieutenant AppointmentLondon Gazette Link
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