Anthony Eyre (9 January 1727 – 14 February 1788) was a British landowner and politician who sat in the

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between 1774 and 1784. Eyre was the eldest surviving son of Anthony Eyre and his wife, Margaret Turner, daughter of Charles Turner of

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, Yorkshire. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 11 December 1745. In 1748 he succeeded to his father's estates of

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near East Retford,

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in south Yorkshire and

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near Doncaster. He married Judith Letitia Bury, daughter of John Bury of Grange, near Grantham in 1755. She brought into the family the manor of Headon, and lands around

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in eastern Lincolnshire, which were inherited from the Johnson family. In 1762, Eyre sold the Adwick estate and having acquired Grove Park near East Retford, and other land at

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, Little Gringley and Ordsall, moved back to Nottinghamshire. He sold the Laughton estate in 1767. University of Nottingham Manuscripts and Special Collections The Eyre and Harcourt-Vernon Families of Grove and Rampton: A Brief History
/ref> Eyre was returned as

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for

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on the interest of the Duke of Newcastle at the 1774 general election. . He was returned unopposed in

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. In 1783 he voted against Newcastle on a matter of principle and in a letter of apology commented that he did not expect to be brought in at the 1784 general election and did not stand. Eyre died in 1788 and was buried at Rampton All Saints, where he has a monument.

References

External links

University of Nottingham Biography of Anthony Eyre (1727-1788)Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project – Rampton All Saints Monuments and Memorials
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eyre, Anthony 1727 births 1788 deaths Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1774–1780 British MPs 1780–1784 People from Bassetlaw District