John Eyre, 1st Baron Eyre ( – 30 September 1781), was an Irish politician.

Early life

Eyre was the son of the Very Reverend Giles Eyre, Dean of Killaloe, by Mary Cox, granddaughter of Sir Richard Cox, 1st Baronet,

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. He was the grandson of John Eyre, Member of Parliament for

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, and the great-grandson of John Eyre,

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. His uncle John Eyre also represented County Galway in the

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. He was educated at

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Career

Eyre returned to the

for Galway Borough in 1748, a seat he held until 1768. The latter year he was raised to the

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as Baron Eyre, of Eyrecourt in the County of Galway.

Personal life

In 1746, Lord Eyre married Eleanor Staunton, daughter of James Staunton. Together, they were the parents of: * Hon. Mary Eyre (d. 1775), who married Hon. Francis Caulfeild, MP, second son of James Caulfeild, 3rd Viscount Charlemont. * John Eyre (1747–1747), who died in infancy. He died in September 1781. Eyre had no surviving sons and the barony died with him.

Descendants

Through his daughter Mary, he was a grandfather of Eleanor Caulfeild, who married William Howard, 3rd Earl of Wicklow, the former MP for St Johnstown.

References

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