Gervase Eyre DL (1669 – 16 February 1704) was an English MP for Nottinghamshire.

Early life

Eyre was the son of Anthony Eyre of

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and his second wife Elizabeth Pakington, daughter of Sir John Pakington, 2nd Baronet, of Westwood, Worcestershire. He was educated at

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and trained in the law at the

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(1686). He succeeded his father in 1671 at the age of two.

Career

Eyre was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire in 1692 and as

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for 1696–97. He was elected a

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(MP) for

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in 1698 and was re-elected in 1702.

Personal life

He married Catherine Cooke, the daughter and eventual heiress of Sir Henry Cooke, 2nd Baronet of Wheatley. Together, they were the parents of seven sons and six daughters, including: * Anthony Eyre (–1748), who married Margaret Turner, daughter of Charles Turner of

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. * Henry Eyre (b. 1693), who married Elizabeth Hickham. * Susanna Eyre (d. 1766) * Elizabeth Eyre (1688–1761) * Dorothy Eyre (1690–1698), who died young. * Catherine Eyre (1692–1723) * Dorothy Eyre (–1719), who died unmarried. * Diana Eyre (–1763) Eyre died in London in 1704 and was buried in the chancel of All Saints' church, Rampton.Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project – Rampton All Saints Monuments and Memorials
/ref> He was succeeded by his son

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Descendants

Through his son Henry, he was a grandfather of Anne Eyre (–1805), who married

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; Captain George Eyre (1695–1761) of the

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; Gervase Eyre (–1741); and Dr. Charles Eyre (1700–1763), who married Elizabeth Fountaine and was the father of Anthony Fountaine Eyre, Canon of York.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eyre, Gervase 1669 births 1704 deaths High sheriffs of Nottinghamshire Deputy lieutenants of Nottinghamshire Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Members of the Inner Temple 17th-century English lawyers English MPs 1698–1700 English MPs 1702–1705 People from Bassetlaw District