Robuck French
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Robuck French fitz John, Mayor of Galway
1582-83.
On 3 December 1582, Sir Nicholas Malby wrote to Dublin that the peace of the town had been threatened by a very serious quarrel between Mayor French and some of his colleagues on the town council. The matter was apparently concerning the Mayor's attempt to appoint his son, Edmond, as one of the two town bailiffs. The quarrel grew so serious that Malby bound all concerned to the peace, and stationed sixty foot soldiers from the town garrison about the town to ensure no disturbances arose.
French died in 1602, having had at least three children; Walter, Edmond (Mayor in 1016) and Margaret. The latter was the mother of Mayor Francis Blake, 1640-41.
Mayor of Galway
The office of Mayor of Galway is an honorific title used by the of Galway City Council. The Council has jurisdiction throughout its administrative area which is the city of Galway – the largest city in the province of Connacht, in the Republic of Ireland. The office was originally established by a...
1582-83.
On 3 December 1582, Sir Nicholas Malby wrote to Dublin that the peace of the town had been threatened by a very serious quarrel between Mayor French and some of his colleagues on the town council. The matter was apparently concerning the Mayor's attempt to appoint his son, Edmond, as one of the two town bailiffs. The quarrel grew so serious that Malby bound all concerned to the peace, and stationed sixty foot soldiers from the town garrison about the town to ensure no disturbances arose.
French died in 1602, having had at least three children; Walter, Edmond (Mayor in 1016) and Margaret. The latter was the mother of Mayor Francis Blake, 1640-41.