David Boyle, Lord Boyle


David Boyle, Lord Boyle FRSE was a Scottish judge.

Life

Boyle was born near Irvine on 26 July 1772, the son of Elizabeth Dunlop, daughter of Professor Alexander Dunlop. and the Honorable Reverend Patrick Boyle of Shewalton, son of John Boyle, 2nd Earl of Glasgow.
He was studied law at the University of St Andrews and then at the University of Glasgow.
He became an advocate in 1793. He was Member of Parliament for Ayrshire from 1807 to 1811 and served as Solicitor General for Scotland during that period. In 1811 he was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, with the judicial title Lord Boyle. He was Lord Justice Clerk from 1811 to 1841. He became a Privy Counsellor in 1820 and Lord Justice General from 1841 to 1852.
From 1815 to 1817 he served as Rector of the University of Glasgow.
In 1833 his address was listed as 28 Charlotte Square at the west end of Edinburgh's New Town.

Family

Boyle married firstly, in 1804, Elizabeth Montgomery, daughter of Alexander Montgomery. They had several children, including Patrick Boyle, father of David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow; and Alexander Boyle, a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy.
Boyle married secondly, in 1827, Catherine Campbell Smythe, daughter of David Smythe, Lord Methven. Their children included George David Boyle, who became Dean of Salisbury. Boyle died on 4 February 1853, aged 80. His second wife died in December 1880.
His daughter, Helen, married Charles Dalrymple Fergusson, Baronet of Kilkerran.
David Boyle inherited the family estate of Shewalton near Irvine, and was buried at Dundonald, South Ayrshire.

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