David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow
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David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow, GCMG (31 May 1833–13 December 1915) was a Governor of New Zealand.
Lord Glasgow was elevated to the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1897 as Baron Fairlie, of Fairlie in the County of Ayr, to enable him to sit in the House of Lords (the Earldom of Glasgow and all its subsidiary titles being in the Peerage of Scotland).
The Wellington suburb of Kelburn is named in his honour.
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| Preceded by The Earl of Onslow |
Governor of New Zealand 1892–1897 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Ranfurly |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by George Boyle |
Earl of Glasgow 1890–1915 |
Succeeded by Patrick Boyle |
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