David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow

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Sir David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow, GCMG

Birthdate:
Birthplace: North Ayrshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: December 13, 1915 (82)
Fairlie, North Ayrshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Place of Burial: Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Immediate Family:

Son of Patrick Boyle and Mary Frances Boyle
Husband of Dorothea Boyle (Hunter-Blair), Countess of Glasgow
Father of Patrick Boyle, 8th Earl of Glasgow; Augusta Inskip (Boyle), Viscountess Caldecote; Lady Alice Mary Boyle; James Boyle and Dorothy Gathorne-Hardy (Boyle), Countess of Cranbrook

Occupation: British naval commander | Governor of New Zealand
Find A Grave ID: 224625652
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About David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow

Sir David Boyle Glasgow was born in 1833 and received a Barony for his services as Governor of New Zealand. He was the cousin of another Governor of New Zealand, Sir James Fergusson. Source: Government of New Zealand.

David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow, GCMG (31 May 1833 – 13 December 1915), was a British naval commander and colonial governor. He served as Governor of New Zealand between 1892 and 1897. Source: Wikipedia.

Sources

  1. Burke, Bernard, Sir. A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland 6th ed. London : Harrison 1879. Vol I. page 178.
  2. Government of New Zealand. https://gg.govt.nz/office-governor-general/history/former-governors...
  3. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Boyle,_7th_Earl_of_Glasgow
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David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow's Timeline

1833
May 31, 1833
North Ayrshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1874
June 18, 1874
St. George, Edinburgh City, Midlothian, Scotland UK
1876
August 25, 1876
1877
1877
1879
1879
1880
1880
1915
December 13, 1915
Age 82
Fairlie, North Ayrshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
December 13, 1915
Age 82
Largs Cemetery, Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)