Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork

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Richard Edmund St Lawrence Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork and 9th Earl of Orrery, K.P., (April 19, 1829 – June 22, 1904) was a Member of Parliament for Frome (1854–1856), a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, A.D.C., to Queen Victoria (1889–1899), Lord Lieutenant of Somerset, and Colonel of the North Somerset Yeomanry.

In 1882 he was appointed one of the Speakers of the House of Lords, and in 1886 and 1894–95 he served as Master of the Horse. He was Master of the Buckhounds in 1866, 1868–1874, and 1880 to 1885.

He was the son of Charles Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan and a grandson of Edmund Boyle, 8th Earl of Cork, and married Emily Charlotte de Burgh (d. October 10, 1912), second daughter of Ulick John de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, K.P., on July 20, 1853. They had issue, of whom:

• Lady Emily Harriet Catherine Boyle (c. 1855–1931)
• Lady Grace Elizabeth Boyle (c. 1858–1935), married Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook and had issue.
• Lady Honora Janet Boyle (c. 1859–1953), married Robert Kirkman Hodgson, D.L., with issue.
• Lady Isabel Lettice Theodosia Boyle (d. 1904) James Walker Larnach and had issue.
• Lady Dorothy Blanche Boyle (c. 1860–1938), married Walter Long, 1st Viscount Long and had issue.
• Charles Spencer Boyle, 10th Earl of Cork & 10th Earl of Orrery (1861–1925)
• Robert John Lascelles Boyle, 11th Earl of Cork & 11th Earl of Orrery (1864–1934)

[edit] References

• Townend, Peter, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage, & Knightage, 105th edition, London, 1970, p.646.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Robert Edward Boyle	Member of Parliament for Frome 1854–1856	Succeeded by William George Boyle
Political offices
Preceded by The Earl of Bessborough	Master of the Buckhounds 1866	Succeeded by The Lord Colville of Culross
Preceded by The Lord Colville of Culross	Master of the Buckhounds 1868–1874	Succeeded by The Earl of Hardwicke
Preceded by The Earl of Hardwicke	Master of the Buckhounds 1880–1885	Succeeded by The Marquess of Waterford
Preceded by The Earl of Bradford	Master of the Horse 1886	Succeeded by The Duke of Portland
Preceded by The Viscount Oxenbridge	Master of the Horse 1894–1895	Succeeded by The Duke of Portland
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Viscount Portman	Lord Lieutenant of Somerset 1839–1864	Succeeded by The Marquess of Bath
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Edmund Boyle	Earl of Cork and Orrery 1856–1904	Succeeded by Charles Boyle
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Edmund Boyle	Baron Boyle of Marston 1856–1904	Succeeded by Charles Boyle