Background
He was born in Redfern to builder Thomas Coghlan and Dora Jordan.
He was born in Redfern to builder Thomas Coghlan and Dora Jordan.
He attended Sydney Grammar School and was then a solicitor"s clerk, working for John McLaughlin.
He was admitted as a solicitor in 1900 and eventually ran a substantial industrial practice. In 1921 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council as a Labor member, serving until his death at Darling Point in 1924. He was the brother of Sir Timothy Coghlan, government statistician and Agent-General.