Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow
- Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow
Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow DL (born 30 July 1939) is a British peer, politician and the current chief of Clan Boyle. The family seat is Kelburn Castle in Ayrshire.
The son of the 9th Earl of Glasgow and Dorothea Lyle, he was educated at Eton College, Berkshire and at the Sorbonne in Paris. 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.
Since 1975, Lord Glasgow has been married to Isabel James, daughter of George Douglas James. They have two children:
*Lady Alice Dorothy Boyle
*David Michael Douglas Boyle, Viscount Kelburn (b. 1978)
References
*cite web | url= http://www.thepeerage.com/p6159.htm#i61589| title= thePeerage| accessdate= 2006-12-11
*cite web | url= http://www.boyle.family.btinternet.co.uk/19390730.html| title=Boyle familypage | accessdate= 2006-12-11
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
David Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow — David William Maurice Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow (24 July 1910 – 8 June 1984) was a British nobleman and sailor. He was married to Dorothea Lyle, and had three children with her: Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow Lady Sarah… … Wikipedia
Earl of Glasgow — The title Earl of Glasgow was bestowed on David Boyle, Lord Boyle, one of the commissioners who negotiated the Treaty of Union uniting the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain. The titles held by … Wikipedia
Clan Boyle — Crest badge … Wikipedia
Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland — The Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the British Sovereign s personal representative to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (the Kirk), reflecting the Church s role as the national church of… … Wikipedia
Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland — Der Royal Standard von Schottland ist auch das Banner des Hohen Kommissar der Generalversammlung der Church of Scotland Der Hohe Kommissar der Generalversammlung der Church of Scotland ist der persönliche Vertreter des Britischen Monarchen bei… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Lord Clerk Register — The office of Lord Clerk Register is the oldest surviving Great Officer of State in Scotland, with origins in the 13th century. The Clerk Register was from ancient times the principal Clerk in the kingdom, from whom all other clerks, whatever… … Wikipedia
List of Scots — is an incomplete list of notable people from Scotland. This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. Contents 1 Actors 2 Architects 3 Artists … Wikipedia
List of godchildren of members of the British Royal Family — Below is an incomplete list of godchildren of members of the British Royal Family:Queen Sophia in Prussia*Prince George William Frederick of Wales, later George III (1738–1820)Augusta, Princess of Wales*George Augustus Frederick, Prince of Wales … Wikipedia
Alec Douglas-Home — The Right Honourable The Lord Home of the Hirsel KT PC Prime Minister of the United Kingdom … Wikipedia
Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… … Universalium
