Background
Quirijn Damast was the son of January Damast Crijnsz from Courtrai.
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Quirijn Jansz Damast
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He became a damask weaver like his father, who had come to Haarlem about the time he was born in 1580. Quirijn married Willimijnken Jansdr van der Eynde in 1603. He became a Haarlem councilman in 1627 and was mayor in 1642 and 1674.
He was governor of the Saint Elisabeth Gasthuis, Haarlem in 1626.
In 1633 he became governor of the old men"s almshouse and in 1644 he became warden of the orphans. Hals painted him 3rd from right in The Officers of the Street George Militia Company in 1639.
Membership
Haarlem schutterij.
