Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow

The Earl of Glasgow
The Right Honourable; The Earl of Glasgow; DL
Member of the House of Lords; Lord Temporal
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 January 2005
Preceded by	Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell
	In office; 28 February 1990 – 11 November 1999
Preceded by	David Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	30 July 1939
Political party	Liberal Democrat
Spouse(s)	Isabel James
Children	David Boyle, Viscount of Kelburn; Lady Alice Boyle
Parents	David Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow; Dorothea Lyle
Education	Eton College; University of Paris
Occupation	Politician

Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow, DL (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

The son of the 9th Earl of Glasgow and Dorothea Lyle, he was educated at Eton College, Berkshire, and at the Sorbonne in Paris.

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.[2] They have two children:

David Michael Douglas Boyle, Viscount Kelburn (born 15 October 1978)
Lady Alice Dorothy Boyle (born 10 June 1981)

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References

Sophia Money-Coutts, The Future of Scotland?, Tatler, 8 December 2014.
"Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, DL". Boyle Family.net. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2006.
"Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow". thePeerage. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
"Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, DL, 10th Earl of Glasgow". boyle.family.btinternet.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2016.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Glasgow

Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by David Boyle	Earl of Glasgow 1984–present	Incumbent Heir apparent: Hon. David Boyle
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by David Boyle	Baron Fairlie 1984–present Member of the House of Lords (1990–1999, 2005–present)	Incumbent Heir apparent: Hon. David Boyle

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[1] Sophia Money-Coutts, The Future of Scotland?, Tatler, 8 December 2014.

[2] "Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, DL". Boyle Family.net. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2006.

[3] "Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow". thePeerage. Retrieved 6 April 2016.

[4] "Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, DL, 10th Earl of Glasgow". boyle.family.btinternet.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2016.