John Eyre ("Proud Eyre"), MP, of Eyrecourt, Co. Galway

1659 - 1709  (50 years)

• Name	John Eyre ("Proud Eyre")
  	John, known as 'Proud Eyre', served as mayor between 1704 and 1706, being the subject of several unsuccessful attempts to remove him from office from within the Corporation. He married Margary, daughter of Sir George Preston, and thereby gained the rights to Galway's lucrative salmon fishery. He died in 1709. [extract from James Hardiman Libray Catalogue http://www.calmhosting01.com/NUIG/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=LE04 Papers of the Eyres of Eyrecourt] See summary of Proud Eyre's life on Donal Burke's fantastic website: Burke's East Galway - The culture, history and genealogy of the families of east Galway" - Eyre of Eyrecourt (Part I) © Donal G. Burke 2016: http://burkeseastgalway.com/eyre-of-eyrecourt-part-i/
  Suffix	MP, of Eyrecourt, Co. Galway
  Born	1659
  Gender	Male
  Official Position/s	1704	Mayor of Galway 1704-1706
  Died	1709
  Person ID	I223	Donald
  Last Modified	29 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Colonel Rt. Hon. John Eyre, of Eyrecourt, Co. Galway, PC, MP, Coloniser,   b. c Feb 1623, England ,   d. 22 Apr 1685  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Bigoe,   d. Aug 1716
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margery Preston, of Craigmillar, Scotland,   b. 2 Oct 1659, presumably in Midlothian, Scotland (Craigmillar Castle, or Inveresk) ,   d. Aft 1711  (Age 52 years)
  Married	1677
  Children	+ 1. Very Rev. Giles Eyre, of Eyrecourt, Co. Galway, Dean of Killaloe,   d. 1750  [Birth] + 2. Elizabeth Eyre, of Eyrecourt, Co. Galway,   b. c 1683  [Birth] + 3. Emilia Eyre, (follow this line to the Blakistons of Canterbury, NZ)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2023
  Family ID	F103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Anne Hamilton, dau of William Hamilton of Lisclooney and widow of Matthew Plunkett, 7th Baron Louth
  Married	26 Feb 1694
  	The year Anne's husband, the attainted Matthew, Lord Louth, died.
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2023
  Family ID	F654	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  John Eyre "Proud Eyre" (1659 - 1709) from Signpost to Eyrecourt by Ida Gantz 1975