John Eyre, 1st Baron Eyre (c. 1720 – 30 September 1781), was an Irish politician.
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 and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[1] He was the grandson of John Eyre, Member of Parliament for Galway County, and the great-grandson of John Eyre, Mayor of Galway. His uncle John Eyre also represented Galway County in the Irish Parliament.
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]
Lord Eyre married Eleanor Staunton, daughter of James Staunton, in 1746. He died in September 1781. Eyre had no surviving sons and the barony died with him.[1]
References
- ^ a b c 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.
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Staunton Hon. Richard FitzPatrick | Member of Parliament for Galway Borough 1748–1768 With: Thomas Staunton 1748–1760 Hon. Richard FitzPatrick 1761–1767 Denis Daly 1767–1768 | Succeeded by James Daly Robert French |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| New creation | Baron Eyre 1768–1781 | Extinct |