Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow

Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow (born 30 July 1939), is a Scottish peer, politician and the current chief of Clan Boyle. The family seat is Kelburn Castle in Ayrshire. He currently sits as a Liberal Democrat peer in the House of Lords.^[1]

The Right Honourable The Earl of Glasgow DL
Member of the House of Lords [a]
Lord Temporal
In office 28 February 1990 – 11 November 1999 as a hereditary peer
Preceded by	The 9th Earl of Glasgow
Succeeded by	Seat abolished [b]
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 January 2005 as an elected hereditary peer
Preceded by	The Earl Russell
Personal details
Born	Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle (1939-07-30) 30 July 1939 (age 86)
Political party	Liberal Democrat
Spouse	Isabel James ​ ​ (m. 1974; died 2019)​
Children	David Boyle, Viscount Kelburn Lady Alice Boyle
Parent(s)	David Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow Dorothea Lyle
Education	Eton College University of Paris
Occupation	Politician, peer
Other titles	4th Baron Fairlie

Early life

He was born to the 9th Earl of Glasgow and his first wife Dorothea Lyle. He was educated at Ludgrove School and then Eton College, where he was elected a member of Pop.^[2] He attended the Sorbonne in Paris for his university studies.

Career

In 1960, he served in the Royal Naval Reserve, receiving the rank of sub-lieutenant. He subsequently worked as an assistant director in films and as a television documentary producer, he founded Kelburn Country Centre in 1977.

He succeeded to his father's titles in 1984, and became a deputy lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran in 1995. He was elected in 2005 to succeed the 5th Earl Russell as one of the 92 hereditary peers to remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999.

Personal life

He married Isabel James, daughter of George Douglas James, on 30 November 1974.^[3] She died on 12 November 2019.

They had two children:^[3]

• David Michael Douglas Boyle, Viscount Kelburn (born 15 October 1978)
• Lady Alice Dorothy Boyle (born 10 June 1981)

Notes

1. As Baron Fairlie.
2. Pursuant to the House of Lords Act 1999.