Member of Parliament for Salisbury (New Sarum), 1557.
Mayor of Salisbury, 1559.134

Robert Eyre, married to Jane, widow of George Tourney; Edith Knight; Elizabeth Bowshin; and Edith Kinte. Robert was a Member of Parliment for Salisbury in 1557, and mayor of the city in 1559. Robert Eyre served as "Churchewarden of the Parisshe Churche of seynt Thomas wtin the Citie of New Sarum" Churchwarden’s were elected by the Vestry with an obligation to serve or pay a fine, foriginally for one year and during his service this was changed to a period of two years. Robert Eyre came to the office in 1546, serving from "the feast of Easter in the XXXVIIjth yere of the reigne of or sou’aigne Lorde Kinge Henry the VIIjth vnto the feast of Easter in the first yere of the reigne of Or souaigne lorde Kinge Edward the Vjth that is to sey for oone hoole yere" and he continued at the post upon the expiration of his first term, serving through 1552, and possibly later. 134