William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock

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William Boyd (1704–18 August 1746), 4th Earl of Kilmarnock, was a Scottish nobleman.

William Boyd was educated at Glasgow. Like his father in the rebellion of 1715, William initially supported the Government side, but in the rebellion of 1745, owing either to a personal affront or to the influence of his wife or to his straitened circumstances he deserted George II and joined Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender.

Made a Privy Counsellor to Charles, he was appointed a colonel of guards and subsequently a general. He fought at Falkirk and Culloden, where he was taken prisoner, and was beheaded on Tower Hill on 18 August 1746.

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Honorary Titles
Preceded by The Earl of Leven	Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland 1742–1743	Succeeded by The Earl of Wemyss
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by William Boyd	Earl of Kilmarnock 1717–1746	Succeeded by Forfeit