John Eyre, 1st Baron Eyre
The Lord Eyre | |
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| Member of Parliament for Galway Borough | |
| In office 1748–1768 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Staunton Hon. Richard FitzPatrick |
| Succeeded by | James Daly Robert French |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Eyre c. 1720 |
| Died | 30 September 1781 (aged 60–61) |
| Spouse(s) | Eleanor Staunton
(m. 1746) |
| Parents | Giles Eyre Mary Cox Eyre |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
John Eyre, 1st Baron Eyre (c. 1720 – 30 September 1781), was an Irish politician.
Early life[]
Eyre was the son of the Very Reverend Giles Eyre, Dean of Killaloe, by Mary Cox, granddaughter of Sir Richard Cox, 1st Baronet, Lord Chancellor of Ireland. He was the grandson of , Member of Parliament for Galway County, and the great-grandson of John Eyre, Mayor of Galway. His uncle also represented Galway County in the Irish Parliament.[citation needed]
He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[1]
Career[]
Eyre was returned to the Irish House of Commons for Galway Borough in 1748, a seat he held until 1768.[2] The latter year he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Eyre, of Eyrecourt in the County of Galway.[1]
Personal life[]
In 1746, Lord Eyre married Eleanor Staunton, daughter of James Staunton. Together, they were the parents of:[3]
- Hon. Mary Eyre (d. 1775), who married Hon. Francis Caulfeild, MP, second son of .[3]
- John Eyre (1747–1747), who died in infancy.[3]
He died in September 1781. Eyre had no surviving sons and the barony died with him.[4]
Descendants[]
Through his daughter Mary, he was a grandfather of Eleanor Caulfeild, who married William Howard, 3rd Earl of Wicklow, the former MP for St Johnstown.[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b thepeerage.com John Eyre, 1st and last Baron Eyre
- ^ "leighrayment.com Irish House of Commons 1692–1800". Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Burke, John Bernard (1845). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. H. Colburn. p. 1044. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Dormant and Extinct Irish Baronies". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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