Sir Francis Eyles, 1st Baronet (died 24 May 1716) was an English merchant who was

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and a

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in the

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Biography

He was the son of John Eyles, a

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wool-stapler, and the younger brother of Sir John Eyles, with whom he went into business as "Eyles & Co".Grassby, Richard (2004; online edition January 2008
"Eyles, Sir Francis, first baronet (c.1650–1716)"
''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, He was an eminent haberdasher and merchant in London, and was Sheriff of the City, 1710–11, and

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from 23 January 1711 until his death. Cokayne, George Edward (1906)
Complete Baronetage
'. Volume V. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co. . p. 22 He was a director of the

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and from 1697 a director of the

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. He was elected

from 1707 to 1709, having earlier served as its Deputy Governor. He was created a baronet on 1 December 1714, one of the first created by

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. He married Elizabeth Ayley, daughter of London merchant Richard Ayley, in or before 1673. Their two surviving sons were

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, who became a Member of Parliament and succeeded to the baronetcy, and

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, who also became an MP. Their three other sons and a daughter died before them. He died on 24 May 1716, and was buried on 5 June 1716 at St Helen's Bishopsgate.

References

1716 deaths Aldermen of the City of London Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain English merchants Governors of the Bank of England Haberdashers Sheriffs of the City of London Year of birth unknown Deputy governors of the Bank of England {{GreatBritain-baronet-stub