Coggan

[ kog-uh n ]

/ ˈkɒg ən /

(Frederick) Donald,1909–2000, English clergyman: archbishop of Canterbury 1974–80.

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"Very well—you keep it, Coggan," said Gabriel with disdain and almost fiercely.
Far from the Madding Crowd|Thomas Hardy
Coggan, you call yourself a man, and don't know better than this.
Far from the Madding Crowd|Thomas Hardy
Coggan carried an old pinchbeck repeater which he had inherited from some genius in his family; and it now struck one.
Far from the Madding Crowd|Thomas Hardy
"I reckon that's the size o't," said Coggan, working along without looking up.
Far from the Madding Crowd|Thomas Hardy

That same evening at dusk Gabriel was leaning over Coggan's garden-gate, taking an up-and-down survey before retiring to rest.
Far from the Madding Crowd|Thomas Hardy