John Eyre (died 1581)

English Member of Parliament
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IntroEnglish Member of Parliament
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain England
isPolitician
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Death22 September 1581
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Biography

John Eyre (died 22 September 1581), was an English politician.
He was the eldest son of John Eyre of Wedhampton and Chirton, Wiltshire, who he succeeded in 1554.
He was a Justice of the Peace for Wiltshire by 1559 and was appointed High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 1565–66. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Wiltshire in 1563 and Salisbury in 1571.
He married twice:firstly Anne, the daughter of Thomas Tropnell of Great Chalfield, and coheiress of her brother Giles, with whom he had a son and 6 daughters, and secondly Elizabeth, the daughter of Richard Dauntsey of Potterne. He was succeeded by his son William, later an MP for Wiltshire.

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