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 edit
Boyle was born in Kensington, London on 6 September 1848 the son of Edward Boyle and Constance (née Knight).[1] He first became architect and was a Fellow of the Surveyor's Institute.[1] With a change of career he was called to the bar in 1887 as a barrister. He later became a King's Counsel.[1]
Politics edit
In 1900 he stood as a Conservative candidate for Hastings in the 1900 General Election, he lost to the liberal candidate.[1] He stood again in 1903 in Rye at a by-election, he again lost to the Liberal candidate.[1] In the 1906 General Election he stood as a candidate at Taunton where he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Taunton.[1] He resigned his seat on 11 February 1909 due to ill health and was appointed a Steward of the Manor of Northstead.[1][2]
Marriage & children edit
Boyle married Constance Jane Knight on 18 March 1874. They had a son and daughter:[1][3]
- 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.[1]
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Sir Edward Boyle." Times [London, England] 20 March 1909: 12. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Election Intelligence." Times [London, England] 13 February 1909: 12. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 11 January 2015.
- ^ The Peerage, entry for Sir Edward Boyle, 1st Bt
References edit
- Bedwell, C. E. A. (1912). . 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 edit
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Edward Boyle
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
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