John Eyre, 1st Baron Eyre

The Right Honourable The Lord Eyre
Member of Parliament for Galway Borough
In office 1748–1768 Serving with Thomas Staunton, Hon. Richard FitzPatrick, Denis Daly
Preceded by	Thomas Staunton Hon. Richard FitzPatrick
Succeeded by	James Daly Robert French
Personal details
Born	John Eyre c. 1720
Died	30 September 1781(1781-09-30) (aged 60–61)
Spouse	Eleanor Staunton ​ ​ (after 1746)​
Parent(s)	Giles Eyre Mary Cox Eyre
Alma mater	Trinity College Dublin

John Eyre, 1st Baron Eyre (c. 1720 – 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, Lord Chancellor of Ireland. He was the grandson of John Eyre, Member of Parliament for County Galway, and the great-grandson of John Eyre, Mayor of Galway. His uncle John Eyre also represented County Galway in the Irish House of Commons.^[citation needed]

He was educated at Trinity College Dublin.[1]

Career

Eyre returned to the Irish House of Commons for Galway Borough in 1748, a seat he held until 1768.[2] The latter year he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Eyre, of Eyrecourt in the County of Galway.[1]

Personal life

In 1746, Lord Eyre married Eleanor Staunton, daughter of James Staunton. Together, they were the parents of:[3]

• Hon. Mary Eyre (d. 1775), who married Hon. Francis Caulfeild, MP, second son of James Caulfeild, 3rd Viscount Charlemont.[3]
• John Eyre (1747–1747), who died in infancy.[3]

He died in September 1781. Eyre had no surviving sons and the barony died with him.[4]

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.[3]

References

1. John Eyre, 1st and last Baron Eyre
2. "Irish House of Commons 1692–1800". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
3. Burke, John Bernard (1845). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. H. Colburn. p. 1044. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
4. "Dormant and Extinct Irish Baronies". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Thomas Staunton Hon. Richard FitzPatrick	Member of Parliament for Galway Borough 1748–1768 With: Thomas Staunton 1748–1760 Hon. Richard FitzPatrick 1761–1767 Denis Daly 1767–1768	Succeeded by James Daly Robert French
Peerage of Ireland
New creation	Baron Eyre 1768–1781	Extinct