Edmund Boyle, 7th Earl of Cork
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Edmund Boyle, 7th Earl of Cork and 7th Earl of Orrery (21 November 1742 – 30 May 1798) was an Irish peer.
A younger son of the 5th Earl of Cork and Margaret Hamilton, he succeeded to his half-brother's titles in 1764. He died, aged 56 in Marston House and was buried in St John's Church in Frome in Somerset.
On 31 August 1764 he married firstly Anne Courtenay, daughter of Kelland Courtenay. They had six children, one daughter and five sons including Edmund Boyle. On 17 June 1786, he married secondly Mary Monkton, daughter of the 1st Viscount Galway.
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- thePeerage. Retrieved on February 15, 2007.
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| Preceded by Hamilton Boyle |
Earl of Cork 1764–1840 |
Succeeded by Edmund Boyle |
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