John Eyles (Devizes MP)

John Eyles (died 1703), of Great St. Helens, London and Southbroom, near Devizes, Wiltshire, was an English politician.^[1]

Biography

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]}

References

1. "EYLES, John (d.1703), of Great St. Helens, London and Southbroom, nr. Devizes, Wilts". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2018.