John Charters Boyle Explained

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
Parents:
  • Jane Boomer Charters (Boyle)
  • Hugh Boyle
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]

References

  1. Web site: Life story: John Charters Boyle Lives of the First World War . 2023-11-02 . livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk.
  2. Book: Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh . Burke's Irish Family Records . . 1976 . London, UK . 36., cited by https://thepeerage.com/p26381.htm#i263808
  3. Web site: BOYLE, JOHN CHARTERS - Dictionary of Irish Architects . 2023-11-02 . www.dia.ie.
  4. John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.205
  5. Web site: Members of the Northern Ireland Senate, 1921-72 . 2023-11-02 . www.ark.ac.uk.