Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Right Honourable
The Earl of Glasgow
Birth Date:30 July 1939
Education:Eton College
University of Paris
Occupation:Politician, peer
Office1:Member of the House of Lords
Status1:Lord Temporal
Term Label1:as a hereditary peer
Term Start1:28 February 1990
Term End1:11 November 1999
Predecessor1:The 9th Earl of Glasgow
Successor1:Seat abolished
Term Label2:as an elected hereditary peer
Term Start2:17 January 2005
Predecessor2:The Earl Russell
Party:Liberal Democrat
Children:David Boyle, Viscount Kelburn
Lady Alice Boyle
Parents:David Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow
Dorothea Lyle

Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow, (born 30 July 1939), is a Scottish peer, politician and the current chief of Clan Boyle. The family seat is Kelburn Castle in Ayrshire. He currently sits as a Liberal Democrat peer in the House of Lords.[1]

Early life

He was born to the 9th Earl of Glasgow and his first wife Dorothea Lyle. He was educated at Ludgrove School and then Eton College, where he was elected a member of Pop.[2] He attended the Sorbonne in Paris for his university studies.

Career

In 1960, he served in the Royal Naval Reserve, receiving the rank of sub-lieutenant. He subsequently worked as an assistant director in films and as a television documentary producer, he founded Kelburn Country Centre in 1977.

He succeeded to his father's titles in 1984, and became a deputy lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran in 1995. He was elected in 2005 to succeed the 5th Earl Russell as one of the 92 hereditary peers to remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999.

Personal life

He married Isabel James, daughter of George Douglas James, on 30 November 1974.[3] They have two children:

Notes and References

  1. Sophia Money-Coutts, The Future of Scotland?, Tatler, 8 December 2014.
  2. Book: Barber . Richard . The Story of Ludgrove . 2004 . Guidon Publishing . Oxford . 0-9543617-2-5 . 177.
  3. Web site: Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, DL . Boyle Family.net . 11 December 2006 . https://archive.today/20120722230316/http://www.boyle.family.btinternet.co.uk/19390730.html . 22 July 2012 . dead .
  4. Web site: Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, DL, 10th Earl of Glasgow . boyle.family.btinternet.co.uk . 6 April 2016 . dead . https://archive.today/20120722230316/http://www.boyle.family.btinternet.co.uk/19390730.html . 22 July 2012 .