Francis Eyles (died 1735)

Francis Eyles (c.1679 - 19 December 1735), of Essex Street, London, and Earnshill, near Taunton, Somerset, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1721.^[1]

Eyles was the son of Sir John Eyles of Southbroom, Wiltshire, briefly Lord Mayor of London in 1688.

Eyles was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Devizes from 1715 to 28 January 1721, when, as a director of the collapsed South Sea Company, he was expelled from the House. He was also included in the list of directors whose estates were to be confiscated for the relief of the victims. However, treated relatively leniently by Parliament, he was allowed to keep £20,000 of the value of his estates, but prevented from either sitting in Parliament again or holding public office.

Eyles died in 1735, leaving no children. He left the remainder of his personal estate to his nephew Francis.

References

↑ "EYLES, Francis (c.1679-1735), of Essex St., London, and Earnshill, nr. Taunton, Som". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

Preceded by Robert Child John Nicholas	Member of Parliament for Devizes 1715–1721 With: Josiah Diston	Succeeded by Josiah Diston Benjamin Haskins-Stiles

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[1] "EYLES, Francis (c.1679-1735), of Essex St., London, and Earnshill, nr. Taunton, Som". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2018.