Sir Edward Boyle, 1st Baronet

For other people named Edward Boyle, see Edward Boyle (disambiguation).

Sir Edward Gurney Boyle, 1st Baronet KC (6 September 1848 – 19 March 1909) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.

He was elected at the 1906 general election as Member of Parliament for 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). He first became architect and was a Fellow of the Surveyor's Institute. With a change of career he was called to the bar in 1887 as a barrister. He later became a King's Counsel.

Politics

In 1900 he stood as a Conservative candidate for Hastings in the 1900 General Election, he lost to the liberal candidate. He stood again in 1903 in Rye at a by-election, he again lost to the Liberal candidate. In the 1906 General Election he stood as a candidate at Taunton where he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Taunton. He resigned his seat on 11 February 1909 due to ill health and was appointed a Steward of the Manor of Northstead.

Marriage & children

Boyle married Constance Jane Knight on 18 March 1874. They had a son and daughter:

• 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.

References

• Bedwell, C. E. A. (1912). "Boyle, Edward" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.
• Bedwell, C. E. A.; Pease-Watkin, Catherine. "Boyle , Sir Edward, first baronet (1848–1909)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/32012. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Edward Boyle
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
• Leigh Rayment's list of baronets