Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow

The Right Honourable The Earl of Glasgow DL
Personal details
Born	30 July 1939
Political party	Liberal Democrat
Spouse(s)	Isabel James
Children	Lady Alice Dorothy Boyle David Michael Douglas Boyle, Viscount Kelburn, Brandon Phillip 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 British 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 (b: 15 Oct 1978)
• Lady Alice Dorothy Boyle (b: 10 Jun 1981)

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References

External links

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