Sir Edward Boyle, 1st Baronet
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.[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
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 Northeasted.[1][2]
Family life
In 1874 Boyle married Constance Knight and they had a son and daughter.[1] Boyle died on 19 March 1909 at his house at Queens Gate, Kensington, London aged 60, he was succeeded by his eldest son Edward Gurney Boyle.[1]
Notes
References
Bedwell, C. E. A. (1912). "Boyle, Edward". In Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography, 1912 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
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Alfred Welby |
Member of Parliament for Taunton 1906–1909 |
Succeeded by William Wellesley Peel |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Ockham) 1904–1909 |
Succeeded by Edward Boyle |