Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon
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| Richard Boyle | |
 2nd Viscount Shannon
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| Born | 1675 Westminster, Middlesex |
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| Died | 1740 |
| Spouse | Mary Sackville |
Field Marshal Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon PC (1675 – December 20, 1740) was a British military officer and statesman.
Born in Westminster, Middlesex, Boyle inherited the title of Viscount Shannon from his paternal grandfather, Francis Boyle, 1st Viscount Shannon, in 1699. On July 7, 1702, he married Mary Sackville, who died twelve years later, bearing no children. He entered the House of Commons in 1708 as Member of Parliament (MP) for Arundel, then he served successively as MP for Hythe and East Grinstead. In January 1720, Boyle remarried, this time to Grace Senhouse, and they had one child, Grace Boyle. That same year, Boyle was constituted the Commander in Chief of the Irish military forces by King George II, and in 1721, he was appointed to the Privy Council. In 1739, he received a promotion to the rank of field marshal; however, he died a year after receiving it.
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| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Edward Dummer James Butler |
Member of Parliament for Arundel with Sir Henry Peachey 1708 Viscount Lumley 1708–1710 1708–1710 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Thomond Viscount Lumley |
| Preceded by John Boteler John Fane |
Member of Parliament for Hythe with John Fane 1710–1711 |
Succeeded by John Boteler William Berners |
| Preceded by John Conyers Spencer Compton |
Member of Parliament for East Grinstead with John Conyers 1715–1722 |
Succeeded by John Conyers Sir Spencer Compton |
| Preceded by John Conyers Sir Spencer Compton |
Member of Parliament for East Grinstead with John Conyers 1722–1725 Edward Conyers 1725–1727 The Viscount Palmerston 1727–1734 1722–1734 |
Succeeded by Edward Conyers Earl of Middlesex |
| Military offices | ||
| New regiment | Colonel of The Viscount Shannon's Regiment of Marines 1702–1713 |
Regiment disbanded |
| Preceded by William Breton |
Colonel of The Viscount Shannon's Regiment of Foot 1715–1721 |
Succeeded by John Middleton |
| Preceded by Richard Waring |
Colonel of The King's Regiment of Carabineers 1721–1727 |
Succeeded by George MacCartney |
| Preceded by The Lord Forrester |
Captain and Colonel of the 4th Troop of Horse Guards 1727–1740 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Effingham |
| Preceded by ???? |
Commander-in-Chief, Ireland 1727–1740 |
Succeeded by ???? |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Francis Boyle |
Viscount Shannon 1699–1740 |
Extinct |
