| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Devizes | 1727 – July 1742 |
Family and Education
b. c. 1704, 1st s. of John Eyles of Southbroom, Wilts. (e. bro. of Francis Eyles) by Mary, da. of John Eyles of Chalford, Glos. suc. uncle Francis Eyles 1735.
Offices Held
Cornet 4 Drags. 1723, Lt. 1726, capt. bef. 1731; commr. for victualling the navy 1734 – 42; superintendent of the King’s foundries 1742 – d.
Address
Main residences: Soho Sq., London; Earnshill, nr. Taunton, Som.
biography text
Returned for Devizes on the Eyles interest Eyles became a member of the gaols committee of the House of Commons and a trustee for Georgia, voting with the Government. Described by the 1st Lord Egmont as one of Walpole’s ‘creatures’,1HMC Egmont Diary, iii. 168. he obtained a place worth £500 a year.2Gent. Mag. 1739, p. 305. In 1734 he appears to have also stood unsuccessfully for Calne. After Walpole’s fall he gave up his seat to George Lee, exchanging his place for a sinecure appointment. He died 21 Sept. 1750.
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