John Charters Boyle | |
Office: | Northern Ireland Senator |
Party: | Ulster Unionist Party |
Term Start: | 1937 |
Term End: | 10 May 1950 |
Birth Date: | 5 August 1869 |
Birth Place: | Charlemont Place, Armagh, Ireland |
Death Place: | Desart, Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland |
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Office1: | High Sheriff of Armagh |
Term1: | 1926 |
Predecessor1: | Thomas Henry White |
Successor1: | Samuel Alexander Bell |
Branch: | Royal Engineers |
Rank: | Major |
Unit: | 150th Field Company |
Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
Mawards: | Mentioned in despatches |
Battles: | First World War |
Serviceyears: | ? - ≥1922 |
Alma Mater: | Royal Indian Engineering College |
Occupation: | Surveyor |
Education: | Cheltenham College |
Residence: | Desart, Armagh, County Armagh, Ireland |
John Charters Boyle (5 August 1869 - 10 May 1950) was a unionist politician and surveyor in Northern Ireland.
Boyle studied at Cheltenham College and the Royal Indian Engineering College, before working as a surveyor. During the First World War, he served in the 150th Field Company of the Royal Engineers,[1] and was mentioned in despatches.[2] He remained in the military, and was reportedly still in the military in 1922.[3] In 1926, he was appointed as High Sheriff of Armagh. In 1937, he was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland as an Ulster Unionist Party representative, despite having no previous political experience.[4] He served until his death in 1950.[5]