About Anthony Eyre
Lived 1634 – 1671 (aged 36–37). Anthony Eyre was an English politician.
Anthony Eyre JP (baptised 17 September 1634 – November 1671) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1671.
Early life Eyre was baptised on 17 September 1634.
His father was the eldest son of the former Anne Markham and Anthony Eyre, of Laughton-en-le-Morthen and Kiveton, Yorkshire, and Newbold, Derbyshire.
Personal life Eyre married firstly Lucy Digby, daughter of Sir John Digby of Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire on 9 June 1657. Before her death in June 1659, they had two children:
Gervase Eyre (1669–1704), who married Catherine Cooke, the daughter and eventual heiress of Sir Henry Cooke, 2nd Baronet.
Eyre died in 1671 and was buried at Rampton on 11 November 1671. He was succeeded in his estates by his son Gervase Eyre.
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Who was Anthony Eyre?
English Member of Parliament (1634-1671)
When was Anthony Eyre born?
Anthony Eyre was born on 17 September 1634.
When did Anthony Eyre die?
Anthony Eyre died in 1671.
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Anthony Eyre was a politician.
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Anthony Eyre was English.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Anthony Eyre (Nottinghamshire MP)
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