David McCorkell

David William McCorkell DL (26 February 1955 –) is a British businessman and Lord Lieutenant of County Antrim,[1] the third successive generation of the McCorkell family to be appointed as one of Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenants.

David William McCorkell
Lord Lieutenant of Antrim
Assumed office
29 June 2019
Preceded byMrs Joan Christie, CVO, OBE
Personal details
Born (1955-02-26) 26 February 1955
Derry, Northern Ireland
Spouse(s)Susan, née Goodbody
Children1 daughter, 1 son
Alma materCharterhouse
OccupationCompany Director
ProfessionInvestment Management
Websitehttps://www.antrimlieutenancy.org.uk/
Military service
AllegianceBritish
Branch/serviceArmy
Years of service1970s, 2020-
RankHon Colonel
UnitNorth Irish Horse (TA), 1st (NI) Bn ACF

Early life

McCorkell is the second son of Colonel Sir Michael McCorkell KCVO OBE TD JP and Lady McCorkell OBE,[2][3] daughter of Lieut Colonel E. B. Booth,[4] DSO, of Darver Castle, Dundalk, County Louth. McCorkell was born in Derry before being educated in England at Charterhouse.

Career

Having previously farmed and worked for the family business, Wm McCorkell & Co Ltd,[5] who operated the McCorkell Line from 1778. McCorkell changed career and moved into investment management, joining Bell Lawrie White, which was bought by Brewin Dolphin in 1993. He joined the plc board of Brewin Dolphin in 2006 and in 2007 became head of investment management, retiring in 2012. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI).

He served on the Committee of Down Royal Racecourse from 2014–19 and is now a Committee Member of the Down Royal Corporation of Horse Breeders. He was elected to the Turf Club (Ireland), the regulatory body for horse racing in Ireland in 2016. On 1 January 2020, David was appointed as a Board Member of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) and as a Steward of the Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Committee (INHS).[6][7]

He is a Trustee and Member of the SSAFA Council in London and the Regional Representative for Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.[8]

He was appointed Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Antrim in 2014,[9] and appointed Lord Lieutenant of County Antrim in June 2019.[8][10] He is the third successive generation of the McCorkell 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 Lord Lieutenant of County Londonderry, the neighbouring Lieutenancy. His father served as Lord Lieutenant for 25 years, and was knighted with the KCVO for his service, in 1994.[11]

Whilst working in Northern Ireland, McCorkell also served in the Territorial Army in North Irish Horse in the 1970s. His father had commanded the regiment in the 1960s and became Honorary Colonel of the North Irish Horse in 1975. He was appointed Honorary Colonel of 1st (NI) Battalion ACF in August 2020[12]

Family

McCorkell married Susan Mary,[13] daughter of Desmond Goodbody,[14] a prominent family of Clara 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.[15]

His mother Lady McCorkell OBE founded the Derry Red Cross during The Troubles.[2] Ronald Colville, 2nd Baron Clydesmuir KT CB MBE TD was his uncle and also served as a Lord Lieutenant (of Lanarkshire).[16] The McCorkells, who are originally from Scotland, are from the Clan McCorquodale and share similar armorial bearings.[17] They are also a sept of Clan Gunn. McCorkell is a descendant of The Earls and Countesses of Longford and King Edward III.[18] His ancestor William McCorkell set up the McCorkell Line in 1778; the family shipping business.

References
  1. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lord-lieutenant-for-county-antrim-24-june-2019
  2. "Lady McCorkell". Telegraph. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  3. "Person Page 30144". Thepeerage.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  4. "Person Page 24266". Thepeerage.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  5. "Emigrant passenger shipping line from Ireland. Lithographs and prints of its 19th Century ships". McCorkell Line. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  6. Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Committee IHRB Appointment
  7. http://www.ihrb.ie/general-press-releases/harry-mccalmont-takes-over-as-chairman-of-the-irish-horseracing-regulatory-board IHRB Press Release
  8. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lord-lieutenant-for-county-antrim-24-june-2019 No10 LL Announcement
  9. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/2245417
  10. "London Gazette". London Gazette.
  11. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Belfast/issue/5527/page/579 London Gazette
  12. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63112/supplement/15548 The Gazette
  13. http://www.thepeerage.com/p45720.htm#i457194
  14. http://www.thepeerage.com/p45719.htm#i457187
  15. http://www.thepeerage.com/p40165.htm#i401650
  16. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/18171/page/609 Edinburgh Gazette
  17. https://www.whitelionsociety.org.uk/armorial/326-christopher-mccorkell White Lion Society
  18. http://www.thepeerage.com/p40165.htm The Peerage
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Mrs Joan Christie CVO OBE		 Lord Lieutenant of County Antrim
2019–		 Succeeded by
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