William George Boyle
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The Honourable
William George Boyle (12 August 1830 – 24 March 1908) was a British
soldier and politician.
Boyle was the second son of Charles Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan, second but eldest surviving son of Edmund Boyle, 8th Earl of Cork
. His mother was Lady Catherine St Lawrence while Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork
, was his elder brother. Boyle served with the Coldstream Guards
and achieved the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. In 1856 he succeeded his elder brother as Member of Parliament
for Frome
, a seat he held until the following year. He was also a Justice of the Peace
for Somerset
.
Boyle died in March 1908, aged 77. He never married.
The Honourable
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William George Boyle (12 August 1830 – 24 March 1908) was a British
United Kingdom
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soldier and politician.
Boyle was the second son of Charles Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan, second but eldest surviving son of Edmund Boyle, 8th Earl of Cork
Edmund Boyle, 8th Earl of Cork
General Edmund Boyle, 8th Earl of Cork and Orrery KP , styled Viscount Dungarvan from 1768 to 1798, was an Irish soldier and peer. He became Earl of Cork and Orrery in 1798 on the death of Edmund Boyle, 7th Earl of Cork and was appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick on 22 July 1835....
. His mother was Lady Catherine St Lawrence while Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork
Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork
Richard Edmund St Lawrence Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork KP, PC , styled Viscount Dungarvan between 1834 and 1856, was a British courtier and Liberal politician...
, was his elder brother. Boyle served with the Coldstream Guards
Coldstream Guards
Her Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division....
and achieved the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. In 1856 he succeeded his elder brother as 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 Frome
Frome (UK Parliament constituency)
Frome was a constituency centred on the town of Frome in Somerset. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832, until it was abolished for the 1950 general election...
, a seat he held until the following year. He was also a Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
.
Boyle died in March 1908, aged 77. He never married.