John Eyles (Devizes MP)
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John Eyles (died 1703), of Great St. Helens, London and Southbroom, near Devizes, Wiltshire, was an English politician.[1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]He was the son of John Eyles, a woolstapler of Devizes and the older brother of Sir Francis Eyles, 1st Baronet (died 1716), with whom he went into business as "Eyles & Co".[citation needed]
He was a member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Devizes in October 1679, and briefly Lord Mayor of London for September–October 1688. He was knighted on 15 August 1687.[citation needed]
He died in 1703 and was buried at St Helen's Church, Bishopsgate on 5 July. He had married Sarah Cowper of London and had 2 sons and 5 daughters. His daughter, Sarah Eyles, married Joseph Haskin Stiles and their daughter, Mary Haskin Styles, was married to Sir John Eyles, 2nd Baronet.[citation needed]
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