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Robert Eyre

1695 – 1752

British Member of Parliament (died 1752)

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Lived 1695 – 1752 (aged 56–57). Robert Eyre was a British politician.

Robert Eyre (c.1693–1752), of Newhouse, Wiltshire, was a British lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1729.

Eyre was the eldest son of Sir Robert Eyre, MP, of Newhouse, and his wife Elizabeth Rudge, daughter of Edward Rudge of Warley, Essex. He was admitted at Lincoln's Inn in 1710 and called to the bar in 1723. He married Mary Fellowes, daughter of William Fellowes of Eggesford, Devon.

Eyre succeeded his father as Recorder of Southampton in 1723, holding the post until 1742. At the 1727 British general election, he was returned as Member of Parliament for Southampton. He voted with the Administration on the civil list arrears in 1729. In May 1729, he vacated his seat on being appointed a commissioner of excise. He was elected one of the trustees of the Georgia Society on 21 March 1734. In 1735 he succeeded his father to Newhouse. He became a common councillor of the Georgia Society on 17 March 1737.

Eyre died on 14 December 1752, leaving one son.

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1695
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Member of the 7th Parliament of Great Britain, Member of the 6th Parliament of Great Britain

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Who was Robert Eyre?

British Member of Parliament (died 1752)

When was Robert Eyre born?

Robert Eyre was born in 1695.

When did Robert Eyre die?

Robert Eyre died on 14 December 1752.

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Robert Eyre was a politician.

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Robert Eyre was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Robert Eyre

· Wikidata: Q26793329

· DBpedia: Robert Eyre (died 1752)

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