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Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow

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British politician (born 1939)

The Right HonourableThe Earl of GlasgowDL
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as a hereditary peer
28 February 1990 – 11 November 1999
Preceded byThe 9th Earl of Glasgow
Succeeded bySeat abolished  
Incumbent
as an elected hereditary peer
17 January 2005
Preceded byThe Earl Russell
Personal details
BornPatrick Robin Archibald Boyle
(1939-07-30) 30 July 1939 (age 85)
Political partyLiberal Democrat
Spouse Isabel James ​ ​(m. 1974; died 2019)
ChildrenDavid Boyle, Viscount Kelburn
Lady Alice Boyle
Parent(s)David Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow
Dorothea Lyle
EducationEton College
University of Paris
OccupationPolitician, peer

Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow, DL (born 30 July 1939), is a Scottish peer, politician and the current chief of Clan Boyle. The family seat is Kelburn Castle in Ayrshire. He currently sits as a Liberal Democrat peer in the House of Lords.

Early life

He was born to the 9th Earl of Glasgow and his first wife Dorothea Lyle. He was educated at Ludgrove School and then Eton College, where he was elected a member of Pop. He attended the Sorbonne in Paris for his university studies.

Career

In 1960, he served in the Royal Naval Reserve, receiving the rank of sub-lieutenant. He subsequently worked as an assistant director in films and as a television documentary producer, he founded Kelburn Country Centre in 1977.

He succeeded to his father's titles in 1984, and became a deputy lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran in 1995. He was elected in 2005 to succeed the 5th Earl Russell as one of the 92 hereditary peers to remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999.

Personal life

He married Isabel James, daughter of George Douglas James, on 30 November 1974. She died on 12 November 2019.

They had two children:

  • David Michael Douglas Boyle, Viscount Kelburn (born 15 October 1978)
  • Lady Alice Dorothy Boyle (born 10 June 1981)

Notes

  1. Under the House of Lords Act 1999.

References

  1. Sophia Money-Coutts, The Future of Scotland?, Tatler, 8 December 2014.
  2. Barber, Richard (2004). The Story of Ludgrove. Oxford: Guidon Publishing. p. 177. ISBN 0-9543617-2-5.
  3. ^ "Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, DL". Boyle Family.net. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2006.

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Peerage of Scotland
Preceded byDavid Boyle Earl of Glasgow
1984–present
Incumbent
Heir apparent:
David Boyle, Viscount Kelburn
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded byDavid Boyle Baron Fairlie
1984–present
Member of the House of Lords
(1984–1999)
Incumbent
Heir apparent:
David Boyle, Viscount Kelburn
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byThe Earl Russell Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords
under the House of Lords Act 1999
2005–present
Incumbent
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