Patrick Cogley

Patrick Cogley (died after 1470) was an Irish Crown official, landowner and judge of the fifteenth century.

He is first heardof in 1461 when he was appointedMaster of the Rolls in Ireland, buthe stepped downfrom that office after only threemonths when he was appointed Clerk of the Crown and Hanaper(the Mastershipof the Rolls, though a judicial position, was probably at that early stagethe less important office of the two). He was still Clerk of the Crown in 1470. He was also Chief Chamberlain of the Exchequer of Ireland, and acted as Clerk to the Parliament of Irelandin 1468. He was a clerk in holy orders, but apparently did not hold any high clerical office.

In 1470 King Edward IV granted him by letters patent certain lands whichwere not clearly specified;the IrishParliament by statute confirmed that the grant was for life (the statute was not repealed until 2007).