John Eyre
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Who is John Eyre?
John Eyre, 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 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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