A member of the Court of Common Council from 1964 .
Cole never became an alderman , nor even a member of one of the Great Livery Companies , though he was a Freeman of the Scriveners , Basketmakers , and Painter Stainers Companies .
Although a member of the Court of Common Council from 1964 , Cole never became an alderman , nor even a member of one of the Great Livery Companies , though he was a Freeman of the Scriveners , Basketmakers , and Painter Stainers Companies .