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Authorised form of nameEyre; Sir; James (1734 - 1799)
Dates1734 - 1799
NationalityBritish
Place of birthEngland
Date of birth13 September 1734
Place of deathEngland
Date of death01 July 1799
DatesAndPlacesBaptism:
Wells (13 September 1734)
Burial:
Ruscombe parish church, Berkshire
OccupationBarrister
ActivityEducation:
Winchester College; St John's College, Oxford (did not take a degree)
Career:
Entered Lincoln's Inn (1753); called to the Bar (1755); Deputy Recorder (1761); Recorder (1763); Bencher (1763); Treasurer (1766); one of Wilkes' Counsel in Wilkes v Wood and was censured by the Corporation; raised to the Exchequer Bench (1772); President of the Court of Exchequer (1787); Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
Honours:
Kt 1770
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election05/05/1791
RelationshipsSon of Rev Thomas Eyre of Wells
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
CodeNA5313
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1791/09Eyre, Sir James: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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