John Gayer (other)
John Gayer or John Gayre may refer to: *John Gayer (MP) (by 1532–71), English MP * John Gayer (Lord Mayor of London) (fl. 1646) *John Gayer (died 1711), English governor of Bombay See also *Gayer (surname) Gayer or Gáyer may refer to: *Catherine Gayer, American coloratura soprano *Gyula Gáyer, Hungarian botanist *John Gayer (other), various people *Karin Gayer (born 1969), Austrian writer *Ted Gayer, American economist See also * Geier (d ...

John Gayer (MP)
John Gayer (by 1532 – 1571 or later), of St Mawes and Trenbrace in St Keverne, Cornwall, was an English lawyer and politician. He was a Member of Parliament, Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Liskeard (UK Parliament constituency), Liskeard in March 1553, for Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament constituency), Newport, Cornwall in October 1553, for Penryn (UK Parliament constituency), Penryn in 1559 and for Helston (UK Parliament constituency), Helston in 1571. References

16th-century births Year of death missing 16th-century deaths English MPs 1553 (Mary I) English MPs 1553 (Edward VI) English MPs 1559 English MPs 1571 {{16thC-England-MP-stub ...
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John Gayer (Lord Mayor Of London)
John Gayer or Gayre (baptised 1584 - died 20 July 1649) was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1646. Life He was born in Plymouth and baptised in 1584. He was the eldest son of John Gayer senior, a merchant, and Margaret Trelawney. Both his parents were Cornish by birth: the Gayer family came originally from Liskeard. Gayer moved to London, and at one stage of his career spent some years in Syria, where a strange event later led him to institute the Lion sermon. He became a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers. He was one of the Court Assistants from 1617 to 1618, from 1622 to 1623, and from 1624 to 1626. He was a member of the committee of the East India Company from 1626 to 1635 and was one of the Court Assistants from 1627 to 1630. In 1630, he became Treasurer of the Levant Company for two years. He was one of the Court Assistants from 1632 to 1636 and was a member of the committee of the East India Company from 1635 t ...
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Floruit
''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicating the time when someone flourished. Etymology and use la, flōruit is the third-person singular perfect active indicative of the Latin verb ', ' "to bloom, flower, or flourish", from the noun ', ', "flower". Broadly, the term is employed in reference to the peak of activity for a person or movement. More specifically, it often is used in genealogy and historical writing when a person's birth or death dates are unknown, but some other evidence exists that indicates when they were alive. For example, if there are wills attested by John Jones in 1204, and 1229, and a record of his marriage in 1197, a record concerning him might be written as "John Jones (fl. 1197–1229)". The term is often used in art history when dating the career ...
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John Gayer (died 1711)
Sir John Gayer (died 1711) was the East India Company's General from May 1694 to November 1704. The General was in charge of all the Company's affairs in India. He was also the governor of Bombay for the same period. Gayer's tenure was dominated by conflict with the English Company Trading to the East Indies (New Company), set up in 1698. This led to his imprisonment in Surat for many years. Life He was the son of Humfrey Gayer, merchant, of Plymouth, Devon, and nephew of John Gayer (Lord Mayor of London), Sir John Gayer, Lord Mayor of London. The Gayer family originally came from Liskeard. At an early age, he entered the service of the East India Company, and rose to be a sea captain. On being appointed by the owners commander of the ship Society, he was admitted into the freedom of the company on 7 April 1682. On 3 June 1692 he was chosen governor of the port and island of Bombay. In 1693, when Sir John Goldsborough was appointed General by the Company, Gayer was to succeed hi ...
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