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The Earl of Glasgow
DL
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Member of the House of Lords
Hereditary peerage
28 February 1990 – 11 November 1999
Preceded by The 9th Earl of Glasgow
Succeeded by Seat abolished
Hereditary peerage
17 January 2005
By-election 25 January 2005
Preceded by The Earl Russell
Personal details
Born (1939-07-30) 30 July 1939 (age 85)
Political party Liberal Democrat
Spouse
Isabel James
(m. 1974)
Children David Boyle, Viscount Kelburn
Lady Alice Boyle
Parents David Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow
Dorothea Lyle
Education Eton College
University of Paris
Occupation Politician, peer

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.

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. 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. 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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