John Gibbes I
Mayor of Oxford 1377/8, 1378/9, 1383/4, and 1384/5
John Gibbes I (or Gybbes) was a wealthy vintner. He held both Knaphall (also known as the Falcon) and Ducklington’s Inn.
Gibbs was Bailiff in 1365, 1367, and 1368, and was elected Mayor of Oxford five times between 1377 and 1384. He was chosen as one of the four Aldermen in 1380, 1382, and 1385.
Gibbes was also elected Member of Parliament for Oxford in 1376 and 1377.
At the time of the Poll Tax in 1380 he is described as an Alderman. He and his wife Joanna in the South-East Ward had to pay a massive 13s 4d, with their servants Robert and Joanna paying 12d and 4d respectively.
In 1386 he leased a large plot of land from the Church of St Michael at the Northgate, and agreed to build houses on it and let them at farm.
See also:
- John Gibbes II, Mayor 1413/14, 1414/15, 1415/16 (his son)