Family and Education
bap. 20 May 1759, 2nd s. of Very Rev. Charles Coote of Shaen Castle, Queen’s Co., and bro. of Charles Henry Coote. educ. Eton 1767; Trinity, Dublin 1774. m. (1) 9 Nov. 1786, Sarah (d. 30 Oct. 1795), da. and coh. of John Rodbard, 3da. d.v.p.; (2) 25 Aug. 1805, Katherine, da. of John Bagwell I, 1s. suc. to estates of his uncle Sir Eyre Coote 1783 and to £2000,000 by rem. on; d. of his fa. 1796; KB 19 May 1802; GCB 2 Jan. 1815 (degraded 1816).
Offices Held
Ensign and lt. 37 Ft. 1776, capt. 1778; maj. 47 Ft. 1783; lt.-col. 70 Ft. 1788, col. 1795; a.d.c. to the King 1795; brig.-gen. 1796, maj.-gen. 1798, lt.-gen. 1805; col. 62 Ft. 1806 – 10; lt. gov. and c.-in-c. Jamaica 1806 – 07; col. 34 Ft. 1810 – 16, gen. 1814, res. 21 May 1816.
MP [I] 1790 – 11 Jan. 1800.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: West Park, Hants.
Volume
Commons 1790-1820
Web Title
COOTE, Sir Eyre (1759-1823)
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Estates
Oxford 1644
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