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'''Sir Edward Gurney Boyle, 1st Baronet''' [[King's Counsel|KC]] (6 September 1848 – 19 March 1909) was a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician in the [[United Kingdom]].

He was elected at the [[1906 United Kingdom general election|1906 general election]] as [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Taunton (UK Parliament constituency)|Taunton]], but died three years later, aged 60 a month after he had resigned his seat.

He had been made a [[baronet]] in 1904.

==Early life==
Boyle was born in Kensington, London on 6 September 1848 the son of Edward Boyle and Constance (née Knight).<ref name="obit" /> He first became architect and was a Fellow of the Surveyor's Institute.<ref name="obit" /> With a change of career he was called to the bar in 1887 as a barrister.  He later became a [[King's Counsel]].<ref name="obit" />

==Politics==
In 1900 he stood as a Conservative candidate for [[Hastings (UK Parliament constituency)|Hastings]] in the [[1900 United Kingdom general election|1900 General Election]], he lost to the liberal candidate.<ref name="obit" /> He stood again in 1903 in [[Rye (UK Parliament constituency)|Rye]] at a [[1903 Rye by-election|by-election]], he again lost to the Liberal candidate.<ref name="obit" /> In the [[1906 United Kingdom general election|1906]] General Election he stood as a candidate at [[Taunton (UK Parliament constituency)|Taunton]] where he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Taunton.<ref name="obit" /> He resigned his seat on 11 February 1909 due to ill health and was appointed a [[List of Stewards of the Manor of Northstead|Steward of the Manor of Northstead]].<ref name="obit" /><ref name="resign">"Election Intelligence." Times [London, England] 13 February 1909: 12. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 11 January 2015.</ref>

==Marriage & children==
Boyle married Constance Jane Knight on 18 March 1874.  They had a son and daughter:<ref name="obit" /><ref>[http://www.thepeerage.com/p17739.htm The Peerage, entry for Sir Edward Boyle, 1st Bt]</ref>

* [[Boyle baronets|Sir Edward Boyle, 2nd Baronet]] (born 12 June 1878, died 31 March 1945)
* Constance Beryl Bertha Boyle (born 31 March 1882, died 8 February 1965)

Boyle died on 19 March 1909 at his house at Queens Gate, Kensington, London aged 60.  He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son.<ref name="obit">"Sir Edward Boyle." Times [London, England] 20 March 1909: 12. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 11 January 2015.</ref>

== Notes ==
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== References ==
*{{cite DNB12|wstitle = Boyle, Edward|first=C. E. A.|last= Bedwell}}
*{{cite ODNB|first1=C. E. A.|last1= Bedwell|title=Boyle, Sir Edward, first baronet (1848–1909)|first2= Catherine|last2= Pease-Watkin|id=32012}}

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