Eyles-Stiles Baronets
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The Eyles, later Eyles-Stiles Baronetcy, of London
, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 1 December 1714 for the merchant and director of the Honourable East India Company, Francis Eyles. The second baronet was Lord Mayor of London
from 1726 to 1727. He married Mary, son of Joseph Haskins-Stiles. The third baronet assumed the additional surname of Stiles. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth baronet in 1768.
Sir John Eyles, elder brother of the first baronet, was Lord Mayor of London
in 1688. Sir Joseph Eyles, fourth son of the first baronet, was Member of Parliament
for Devizes
and Southwark
.
London
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, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 1 December 1714 for the merchant and director of the Honourable East India Company, Francis Eyles. The second baronet was Lord Mayor of London
Lord Mayor of London
The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and...
from 1726 to 1727. He married Mary, son of Joseph Haskins-Stiles. The third baronet assumed the additional surname of Stiles. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth baronet in 1768.
Sir John Eyles, elder brother of the first baronet, was Lord Mayor of London
Lord Mayor of London
The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and...
in 1688. Sir Joseph Eyles, fourth son of the first baronet, was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Devizes
Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)
Devizes is a parliamentary constituency in Wiltshire, England, which is now represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and before 1707 in the House of Commons of England....
and Southwark
Southwark (UK Parliament constituency)
Southwark was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Southwark district of South London. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the English Parliament from 1295 to 1707, to the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
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Eyles, later Eyles-Stiles Baronets, of London (1714)
- Sir Francis Eyles, 1st Baronet (died 1716)
- Sir John Eyles, 2nd BaronetSir John Eyles, 2nd BaronetSir John Eyles, 2nd Baronet of Gidea Hall, Essex was a British financier. Eyles was the eldest surviving son of Sir Francis Eyles, 1st Baronet. He was married to his cousin, Mary Haskin Styles. Together they had two children, a girl and a boy...
(c. 1683–1745) - Sir Francis Haskins Eyles-Stiles, 3rd Baronet (died 1762)
- Sir John Haskins Eyles-Stiles, 4th Baronet (1741–1768)