Charles Boyle, 2nd Viscount Blesington
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Charles Boyle, 2nd Viscount Blesington (died 1732) was an Irish peer
and member of the House of Lords
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Charles Boyle was the son of Murrough Boyle, 1st Viscount Blesington
and Lady Anne Coote. He married twice; firstly Penelope Rose Coote, daughter of Colonel Hon. Richard Coote and secondly Martha Matthews, daughter of Samuel Matthews. By his second wife he had a son and heir, Murrough, who died in infancy.
He sat as Member of Parliament
for Blessington
between 1711 and 1718, when he succeeded in the viscountcy on the death of his father. After his death in Paris on 2 June 1732 he was buried at St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin and, although his estates passed to his sister Anne, his titles became extinct.
Peerage
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and member of the House of Lords
House of Lords
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Charles Boyle was the son of Murrough Boyle, 1st Viscount Blesington
Murrough Boyle, 1st Viscount Blesington
Murragh Boyle, 1st Viscount Blesington was an Irish peer and member of the House of Lords.Murrough Boyle was born in Cork, Ireland, the son of The Most Reverend Michael Boyle, Archbishop Bishop of Armagh and Mary O'Brien. He married twice; firstly Mary Parker, daughter of Dr...
and Lady Anne Coote. He married twice; firstly Penelope Rose Coote, daughter of Colonel Hon. Richard Coote and secondly Martha Matthews, daughter of Samuel Matthews. By his second wife he had a son and heir, Murrough, who died in infancy.
He sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Blessington
Blessington (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Blessington in County Wicklow was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1670 until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Blessington was represented with two members.-1689–1801:...
between 1711 and 1718, when he succeeded in the viscountcy on the death of his father. After his death in Paris on 2 June 1732 he was buried at St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin and, although his estates passed to his sister Anne, his titles became extinct.