Henry Eyre
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Eyre CB (4 February 1834 – 24 June 1904)[1] was a British Army officer and Conservative Party politician.
Eyre was born in Rampton Manor, Nottinghamshire and was educated at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford.
A Rifle Brigade officer, he served in the Crimean War, being present at the siege and fall of Sebastopol and wounded at the assault of the Redan. He served throughout the Indian Mutiny and was present at the taking of Lucknow, capture of Mynponee and operations on the Ram Gunga River. He was present in the actions of Gowlowlee (included a mention in the despatch of Sir Hugh Rose) and the capture of Calpe with the Camel Corps. This unit was formed from 4 officers and 100 men from the 2nd. and 3rd. Battns. Rifle Brigade. An elite unit, the officers were carefully picked due to the required level in independent command. He retired from the army in 1858 and entered the Militia.
He was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1873[2] and was elected at the 1886 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gainsborough, with a majority of only 85 votes (1.0% of the total).[3] He was defeated at the 1892 general election,[3] and stood unsuccessfully in Mansfield at the 1895 general election.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)
- ^ London Gazette: no. 23945. p. 514. 6 February 1873. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
- ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 338. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ Craig, op., cit, page 366
[edit] External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Eyre
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Joseph Bennett |
Member of Parliament for Gainsborough 1886–1892 |
Succeeded by Joseph Bennett |
- 1834 births
- 1904 deaths
- Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
- British Army personnel of the Crimean War
- British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
- British Militia officers
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies
- Old Harrovians
- People from Nottinghamshire
- Rifle Brigade officers
- UK MPs 1886–1892
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs
- High Sheriffs of Nottinghamshire
