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Edmond Blake -LRB- 1803 -- 1895 -RRB- was the last Mayor of the old Galway Corporation .. Blake was a member of one of The Tribes of Galway , and the son of a previous Mayor , Colonel John Blake -LRB- 1830 -- 1836 -RRB- .. The Tribes of Galway. The Tribes of Galway. He served from 1836 to 1840 .. In compensation for the loss of office , Blake received the Civic Sword and Mace in 1840 .. He married Anne St. George of Tyrone House , Kilcolgan , and was survived by his daughter , Anne .. Kilcolgan. Kilcolgan