French was born in Galway, a member of one of The Tribes of Galway. Baptised John, he was known as Seán an tSalainn ('John of the Salt') because of the immense wealth he accrued as a merchant. He financed several additions to St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church, and had a chapel built on the south side of St. Francis Abbey. A large stone building, called John French's Chamber, was erected on arches, just outside the town walls, over the river Corrib.
Four of his sons later became Mayors - Dominick (1568–69); Peter (1576–77); Robuck French (1582–83); Marcus French (1604–1605).
seán, tsalainn, french, 1489, 1546, mayor, galway, from, 1538, 1539, mayor, galwayin, office, 1538, 1539preceded, bymartin, lynchsucceeded, byarthur, lynch, andarthur, frenchpersonal, detailsborn1489died1546, aged, occupationlawyer, french, born, galway, membe. Sean an tSalainn French 1489 1546 was Mayor of Galway from 1538 to 1539 Sean an tSalainn FrenchMayor of GalwayIn office 1538 1539Preceded byMartin LynchSucceeded byArthur Lynch andArthur FrenchPersonal detailsBorn1489Died1546 aged 56 57 OccupationLawyer French was born in Galway a member of one of The Tribes of Galway Baptised John he was known as Sean an tSalainn John of the Salt because of the immense wealth he accrued as a merchant He financed several additions to St Nicholas Collegiate Church and had a chapel built on the south side of St Francis Abbey A large stone building called John French s Chamber was erected on arches just outside the town walls over the river Corrib Four of his sons later became Mayors Dominick 1568 69 Peter 1576 77 Robuck French 1582 83 Marcus French 1604 1605 References editHistory of Galway James Hardiman Galway 1820 Old Galway Maureen Donovan O Sullivan 1942 Henry William 2002 Role of Honour The Mayors of Galway City 1485 2001 Galway Galway City Council OCLC 51023721 ASIN B003NECRYW Martyn Adrian The Tribes of Galway 1124 1642 Galway 2016 ISBN 978 0 9955025 0 5 Civic offices Preceded byMartin Lynch Mayor of Galway1538 1539 Succeeded byArthur Lynch andArthur French nbsp This article about a mayor in Ireland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sean an tSalainn French amp oldid 1112623921, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
