Gabriel King (mayor)

King oversaw the demolition of the abbey of St. Francis, which had been founded in the 13th century. He was one of the commissioners appointed to determine ownership of lands in County Galway and County Mayo. He was married to a daughter of Anthony Martin, Bishop of Meath (died 1649).

Gabriel King, was Mayor of Galway in 165758.

References

  • "History of Galway", James Hardiman, 1820
  • "Old Galway", Maureen Donovan O'Sullivan, 1942
  • The Tribes of Galway", Adrian J. Martyn, 2001
  • Role of Honour:The Mayors of Galway City 1485-2001, William Henry, Galway, 2002. OCLC 51023721 ASIN B003NECRYW
Civic offices
Preceded by
Paul Dodd
Mayor of Galway
1657–1658
Succeeded by
Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Mountrath
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