Richard Boyle, 6th Earl of Shannon explained

The Earl of Shannon
Birth Date:15 May 1860
Death Place:Ciliau Aeron, Cardiganshire, Wales
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Constituency:Macleod
Term Start:15 September 1885
Term End:10 August 1887
Predecessor:New district
Successor:Frederick Haultain
Party:Independent

Richard Henry Boyle, 6th Earl of Shannon (15 May 1860 – 11 December 1906) was a politician in Canada's Northwest Territories. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1885 to 1887.

Early life

Boyle was the son of Henry Boyle, 5th Earl of Shannon and Lady Blanche Emma Lascelles.[1]

Political career

Boyle ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 1885 Northwest Territories election. He defeated candidate George C. Ives to become the first Member for the new electoral district of Macleod.[2] Boyle did not serve a full term in office before resigning, vacating his seat in 1887.[2] [3] He died at Monachty Mansion in Cardiganshire, Wales on 11 December 1906.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 6th Earl of Shannon. The Boyle Family Genealogy . Graham Boyle. 13 November 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050926101643/http://www.boyle.family.btinternet.co.uk/18600515.html. 26 September 2005.
  2. Web site: North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905 . Saskatchewan Archives . 27 . 13 November 2011 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928101028/http://www.saskarchives.com/web/seld/1-00.pdf . 28 September 2007 .
  3. http://www.saskarchives.com/web/seld/NWT-Council.pdf Profile
  4. News: Death of the Earl of Shannon. 14 December 1906. 2. Western Gazette. Yeovil, Somerset. 11 September 2023.