| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Downton | 23 May 1698 – 1701, 1705 – 2 Nov. 1715 |
Family and Education
bap. 12 Apr. 1665, 2nd s. of Sir Giles Eyre, M.P., justice of the King’s bench, by his 1st w. Dorothy, da. of Sir John Ryves of Ranston, Dorset. educ. Merton, Oxf. 1682; L. Inn 1682, called 1688, bencher 1715. unm.
Address
Main residences: Lincoln's Inn; Brickworth, Wilts.
biography text
In 1605 Giles Eyre, of an ancient Wiltshire family, bought the estate of Brickworth, near the borough of Downton, in which he and his descendants developed a strong interest. His great-grandson John Eyre, a Whig lawyer, sat for Downton in eight Parliaments till his death, 2 Nov. 1715, commemorated as ‘a lover of liberty and independence, [who] served his country at his own expense and not ... himself at the expense of his country’.1Wilts. N. & Q. v. 97-101.
Volume
Notes
- 1. Wilts. N. & Q. v. 97-101.