▁business . ▁▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Corporation ▁as ▁an ▁Independent ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁and ▁acted ▁as ▁deput y - May or ▁that ▁year . ▁Elect ed ▁Mayor ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁his ▁first ▁civ ic ▁duty ▁was ▁att ending ▁the ▁tw in ning ▁ceremony ▁of ▁Gal way ▁with ▁St . ▁Louis ▁at ▁U CG ▁on ▁ 4 ▁July . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁eng agement , ▁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 - prep ared ▁speech . ▁An ▁innov ation ▁of ▁his ▁term ▁was ▁the ▁innov ation ▁of ▁each ▁coun c ill or ▁standing ▁as ▁deput y - May or ▁for ▁one ▁month . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Ro le ▁of ▁Hon our : The ▁May ors ▁of ▁Gal way ▁City ▁ 1 4 8 5 - 2 0 0 1 , ▁William ▁Henry ▁( histor ian ), ▁Gal way ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁https :// web . archive . org / web / 2 0 0 7 1 1 1 9 0 8 3 0 5 3 / http :// www . gal way city . ie / All Services / Your C oun cil / History of The City C oun