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Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow

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The Earl of Glasgow
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
17 January 2005
Preceded byConrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell
In office
28 February 1990 – 11 November 1999
Preceded byDavid Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born (1939-07-30) 30 July 1939 (age 84)
Political partyLiberal Democrat
SpouseIsabel James
ChildrenDavid Boyle, Viscount of Kelburn
Lady Alice Boyle
Parent(s)David Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow
Dorothea Lyle
EducationEton College
University of Paris
OccupationPolitician

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.[1]

Early life

The son of the 9th Earl of Glasgow and Dorothea Lyle, he was educated at Eton College, Berkshire, and at the Sorbonne in Paris.

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.[2] They have two children:

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

[3]

References

  1. ^ Sophia Money-Coutts, The Future of Scotland?, Tatler, 8 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, DL". Boyle Family.net. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2006.
  3. ^ "Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, DL, 10th Earl of Glasgow". boyle.family.btinternet.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2016.

External links

Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Earl of Glasgow
1984–present
Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Hon. David Boyle
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Fairlie
1984–present
Member of the House of Lords
(1990–1999, 2005–present)
Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Hon. David Boyle