Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Cork
KP PC

"Master of Her Majesty's Buckhounds". The Earl of Cork as caricatured by Adriano Cecioni in Vanity Fair, January 1872.
Master of the Horse
In office
10 February 1886  20 July 1886
Monarch Victoria
Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by The Earl of Bradford
Succeeded by The Duke of Portland
In office
19 March 1894  21 June 1895
Monarch Victoria
Prime Minister The Earl of Rosebery
Preceded by The Viscount Oxenbridge
Succeeded by The Duke of Portland
Personal details
Born 19 April 1829
Dublin, Ireland
Died 22 June 1904 (1904-06-23) (aged 75)
Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London
Nationality British
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Lady Emily de Burgh (18281912)
Alma mater Christ Church, Oxford

Richard Edmund St Lawrence Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork KP, PC (19 April 1829 22 June 1904), styled Viscount Dungarvan between 1834 and 1856, was a British courtier and Liberal politician. In a ministerial career spanning between 1866 and 1895, he served three times as Master of the Buckhounds and twice as Master of the Horse.

Background and education

Boyle was born in Dublin, Ireland, the eldest son of Charles Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan, by his wife Lady Catherine St Lawrence, daughter of William St Lawrence, 2nd Earl of Howth. He was the grandson of Edmund Boyle, 8th Earl of Cork. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. He became known by the courtesy title Viscount Dungarvan on the early death of his father in 1834.[1] He was a member of Brooks's and White's clubs.

Political career

Lord Dungarvan was elected Member of Parliament for Frome at a by-election in 1854, a seat he held until 1856, when he succeeded his grandfather in the earldom and entered the House of Lords.[1][2] In 1860 he was made a Knight of the Order of St Patrick.[1][3] He became a government member in January 1866,[4] when he was appointed Master of the Buckhounds under Lord Russell, a post he held until the administration fell in July 1866.[5] He was sworn of the Privy Council in May of that year.[6] He was once again Master of the Buckhounds under William Ewart Gladstone between 1868[7] and 1874[8] and between 1880[9] and 1885.[10] In 1882 he was appointed one of the speakers of the House of Lords. When Gladstone became prime minister for the third time in February 1886, Cork was appointed Master of the Horse.[11] However, the government fell already in July of the same year. He did not serve in Gladstone's fourth administration of 1892 to 1894, but when Lord Rosebery succeeded as prime minister in March 1894, Cork was once again appointed Master of the Horse.[12] The Liberal government fell in June the following year.

Lord Cork was also Lord Lieutenant of Somerset from 1864 to 1904, an Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria from 1889 to 1899[1] and a Colonel of the North Somerset Yeomanry.[13]

Estates

According to John Bateman, who derived his information from statistics published in 1873, Lord Cork, of Marston House, Frome, had 3,398 acres in Somerset (worth 5,094 guineas per annum), 20,195 acres in County Cork (worth 6,943 guineas per annum), 11,531 acres in County Kerry (worth 2,447 guineas per annum), and 3,189 acres in Limerick (worth 2,859 guineas per annum).

Family

Lord Cork married Lady Emily Charlotte de Burgh (19 October 1828 - 10 October 1912), second daughter of Ulick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, on 20 July 1853. They had seven children:

Lord Cork died at Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London, in June 1904, aged 75, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, Charles. The Countess of Cork died in October 1912, aged 83.[1]

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Robert Edward Boyle
Member of Parliament for Frome
18541856
Succeeded by
William George Boyle
Political offices
Preceded by
The Earl of Bessborough
Master of the Buckhounds
JanuaryJuly 1866
Succeeded by
The Lord Colville of Culross
Preceded by
The Lord Colville of Culross
Master of the Buckhounds
18681874
Succeeded by
The Earl of Hardwicke
Preceded by
The Earl of Hardwicke
Master of the Buckhounds
18801885
Succeeded by
The Marquess of Waterford
Preceded by
The Earl of Bradford
Master of the Horse
FebruaryJuly 1886
Succeeded by
The Duke of Portland
Preceded by
The Viscount Oxenbridge
Master of the Horse
18941895
Succeeded by
The Duke of Portland
Honorary titles
Preceded by
The Viscount Portman
Lord Lieutenant of Somerset
18391864
Succeeded by
The Marquess of Bath
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by
Edmund Boyle
Earl of Cork and Orrery
18561904
Succeeded by
Charles Boyle
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by
Edmund Boyle
Baron Boyle of Marston
18561904
Succeeded by
Charles Boyle
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