Robert Edward Boyle
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Robert Edward Boyle (March 1809 – 3 September 1854), was a British soldier and politician.
Boyle was the fourth son of Edmund Boyle, 8th Earl of Cork, and his wife Isabella Henrietta (née Poyntz). He served with the Coldstream Guards and achieved the rank of Colonel and also represented Frome in the House of Commons between 1847 until his death. He married Georgiana, daughter of Abraham Wildey Robarts, in 1844. They had one son and two daughters. Boyle died in September 1854, aged 45, and was succeeded as Member of Parliament for Frome by his nephew Viscount Dungarvan. His wife survived him by almost 60 years and died in 1911.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Thomas Sheppard |
Member of Parliament for Frome 1847–1854 |
Succeeded by Viscount Dungarvan |
