| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Dover | [1413 (May)], [1414 (Nov.)], 1425 |
Family and Education
m. bef. 1410, Joan.
Offices Held
Jurat, Dover 8 Sept. 1401–2, 1407 – 08; mayor 1412 – 13, 1415 – 17; dep. mayor July 1414.
Cinque Ports’ bailiff at Yarmouth Sept. – Nov. 1425.
Address
Main residence: Dover, Kent.
biography text
A little more may be added to the earlier biography.1 The Commons 1386-1421, iii. 160.
In 1425 when Garton was chosen as Dover and New Romney’s bailiff to officiate at the annual herring fair at Yarmouth his wages of five marks were met by contributions from five leading Portsmen, including John Braban* the mayor of Dover, who gave a mark each.2 Add. 29615, f. 84v.
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