Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow

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Isabel James
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The Right Honourable
The Earl of Glasgow
DL
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Member of the House of Lords   [a]  
Lord Temporal
In office
28 February 1990 –11 November 1999
as a hereditary peer
ChildrenDavid Boyle, Viscount Kelburn
Lady Alice Boyle
Parent(s) David Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow
Dorothea Lyle
Education Eton College
University of Paris
OccupationPolitician, peer
Other titles4th Baron Fairlie

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]

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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] She died on 12 November 2019.

They had two children: [3]

Notes

  1. ↑ As Baron Fairlie.
  2. ↑ Pursuant to the House of Lords Act 1999.

References

  1. ↑ Sophia Money-Coutts (8 December 2014). "The Future of Scotland?". Tatler . Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Barber, Richard (2004). The Story of Ludgrove. Oxford: Guidon Publishing. p. 177. ISBN   0-9543617-2-5.
  3. 1 2 "Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, DL". Boyle Family.net. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2006.
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Earl of Glasgow
1984–present		Incumbent
Heir apparent:
David Boyle, Viscount Kelburn
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Fairlie
1984–present
Member of the House of Lords
(1984–1999)		Incumbent
Heir apparent:
David Boyle, Viscount Kelburn
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords
under the House of Lords Act 1999
2005–present		Incumbent
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