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Henry Eyre (British Army General)
Henry Eyre may refer to: * Henry Eyre (barrister) (1628–1678), politician and lawyer * Henry Eyre (British Army officer) (1834–1904), British Army officer and politician See also * Henry Eyres, British viscount and WW2 lieutenant-colonel {{Hndis, Eyre, Henry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Eyre (barrister)
Henry Eyre (23 October 1628 – 18 July 1678) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1678. Eyre was the son of Giles Eyre, of Brickworth, Whiteparish, Wiltshire and his wife Jane Snelgrove, daughter of Ambrose Snelgrove of Redlynch, Wiltshire. He was a student of Lincoln's Inn in 1647 and became a fellow of Jesus College, Oxford in 1648. He was awarded BA on 26 June 1649, became a fellow of Merton College, Oxford in 1651 and was awarded MA on 18 November 1652. He was called to the bar in 1653. In 1659, he was Recorder (legal office), Recorder of Salisbury and was elected Member of Parliament for Salisbury (UK Parliament constituency), Salisbury in the Third Protectorate Parliament. In 1660, Eyre was re-elected MP for Salisbury in the Convention Parliament (1660), Convention Parliament. In 1675, he was elected MP for Downton (UK Parliament constituency), Downton and held the seat until hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Eyre (British Army Officer)
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Eyre (4 February 1834 – 24 June 1904) was a British Army officer and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician. Eyre was born the son of Rev. Charles Wasteneys Eyre, Rector of Carlton in Lindrick, Nottinghamshire and was educated at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford. He inherited Rampton Manor from his father in 1862. A Rifle Brigade officer, he served in the Crimean War, being present at the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–55), siege and fall of Sebastopol and wounded at the Battle at the Redan, assault of the Redan. He served throughout the Indian Mutiny and was present at the Capture of Lucknow, taking of Lucknow, capture of Mynponee and operations in the Central India Campaign (1858), Central India Campaign on the Ram Gunga River. He was present in the actions of Gwalior (included a mention in the despatch of Hugh Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn, Sir Hugh Rose) and the capture of Kalpi with the Camel Corps. This unit was formed from four officer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |