Thomas Bodkin (Mayor)
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Thomas Bodkin, fl. 1506–1507, was the first member of the Bodkin family to be elected Mayor of Galway
. The Bodkins were one of The Tribes of Galway, and a sept
of the FitzGerald
family. He would be succeeded in office by John Bodkin fitz Richard
(1518–1519, died 1523), Richard Bodkin
(1610–1611), and John Bodkin fitz Dominick
(1639–1640).
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...
. The Bodkins were one of The Tribes of Galway, and a sept
Sept
A sept is an English word for a division of a family, especially a division of a clan. The word might have its origin from Latin saeptum "enclosure, fold", or it can be an alteration of sect.The term is found in both Ireland and Scotland...
of the FitzGerald
FitzGerald
The surname FitzGerald is a translation of the French-Norman fils de Gérald, or son of Gerald . Variant spellings include Fitz-Gerald and the modern Fitzgerald. The name can also be used as two separate words Fitz Gerald...
family. He would be succeeded in office by John Bodkin fitz Richard
John Bodkin fitz Richard
John Bodkin fitz Richard, Mayor of Galway, 1518-19.Bodkin was one of the four sons of Richard Bodkin, his brothers being James, Henry, and Laurence. He was married to Janet Morris, daughter of John Morris, town provost in 1477...
(1518–1519, died 1523), Richard Bodkin
Richard Bodkin
Richard Bodkin, Mayor of Galway 1610-11.Bodkin was sworn into office on 29 September 1610. As Galway was granted a new charter on 18 December by James II, Bodkin appears to have been the first Mayor to have a sword borne before him. The sword is still property of Galway corporation...
(1610–1611), and John Bodkin fitz Dominick
John Bodkin fitz Dominick
John Bodkin fitz Dominck, Mayor of Galway, 1639-40.A son of Dominick Bodkin, John was elected in August 1639. During his term, the town corporation provided finance for the construction of a new market-house...
(1639–1640).
See also
- Matthias McDonnell BodkinMatthias McDonnell BodkinMatthias McDonnell Bodkin was an Irish nationalist politician and MP. in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Anti-Parnellite representative for North Roscommon, 1892–95, a noted author, journalist and newspaper editor, and barrister, King’s Counsel and...
- Thomas BodkinThomas BodkinProfessor Thomas Patrick Bodkin was an Irish lawyer, art historian, art collector and curator.Bodkin was Director of the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin from 1927 to 1935 and founding Director of the Barber Institute of Fine Arts in Birmingham from 1935 until 1952, where he acquired the...
- Matthias BodkinMatthias BodkinMatthias Bodkin aka Matthias McDonnell Bodkin, Jesuit priest and author, 26 June 1896 – 2 November 1973.Bodkin was a son of Matthias McDonnell Bodkin but never used his middle name, to differentiate himself from his father...
- Tribes of GalwayTribes of GalwayThe Tribes of Galway were fourteen merchant families who dominated the political, commercial, and social life of the city of Galway in western Ireland between the mid-13th and late-19th centuries. They were the families of Athy, Blake, Bodkin, Browne, D'Arcy, Deane, Font, Ffrench, Joyce, Kirwan,...
- GalwayGalwayGalway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...