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About John Francis King
- John Francis King (9 July 1926 – 18 December 1998) was the Mayor of Galway from 1978–1979. King was born in the family home on Forster Street, but was in fact descended from a very old and prominent Claddagh family, his grandfather been Padge King, King of the Claddagh.
- His parents were Paddy and Delia.
- Educated by the Patrician Brothers at the Old Monastery school, he began an apprenticeship with O'Gorman's Bookbinders in August 1941.
- On 12 January 1954 he married Teresa Murphy of Fairhill, the Claddagh, and had Della, Paddy, John, Bernadette, Martina and Tony.
- In 1986, John Francis King went on to open J.F.K.
- Bookbinders in Sandy Road Centre, Galway.
- Run by his daughter, Della, J.F.K.
- Bookbinders today remains open for business.
- He was elected to the Corporation as an Independent in June 1974, and acted as deputy-Mayor that year.
- Elected Mayor in 1978, his first civic duty was attending the twinning ceremony of Galway with St.
- Louis at UCG on 4 July.
- Prior to the engagement, King had made some notes for his speech which he left in his pocket.
- When he began his speech, he found that one of the notes was black while the second contained the measurements for his new suit.
- He made a point ever afterwards never to have a pre-prepared speech.
- An innovation of his term was the innovation of each councillor standing as deputy-Mayor for one month.
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