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David Boyle (other)
David Boyle may refer to: * David Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow (1666–1733), Scottish nobleman * David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow (1833–1915), governor-general of New Zealand * David Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow (1910–1984), British nobleman and sailor * David Boyle (archaeologist) (1842–1911), Canadian educator and archaeologist * David Boyle (author) (born 1958), British economics author and journalist * David Boyle (cricketer) (born 1961), New Zealand cricketer * David Boyle (diplomat), (1883–1970), British intelligence officer * David Boyle (footballer) (1929–2009), English professional footballer * David Boyle, Lord Boyle (1772–1853), Scottish judge and privy counsellor of the United Kingdom * David Boyle (rugby league, born 1959) David Boyle (born 31 August 1959) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. Boy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Boyle, 1st Earl Of Glasgow
David Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow (c. 1666 – 31 October 1733) was a Scottish politician and peer. He was the last Treasurer-depute before the Union with England. Early life David Boyle was born circa 1666 at Kelburn Castle, Fairlie, in North Ayrshire, Scotland. He was the son of John Boyle of Kelburn (d. 1685), a Shire Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland for Bute, and Marion Steuart, daughter of Sir Walter Steuart of Allanton. Career From 1689 to 1699, Boyle was the Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland from the Bute constituency. In 1697, he was invested as Privy Counsellor. He was Rector of Glasgow University from 1690 to 1691, as well as the last Treasurer-depute before the Union with England. The Earl was a supporter of the Acts of Union, and after their passage, he sat as a Scottish representative peer from 1707 to 1710, serving alongside his first wife's nephew, John Lindsay, 19th Earl of Crawford (d. 1713). In Scotland, some claimed that union w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Boyle, 7th Earl Of Glasgow
David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow, (31 May 1833 – 13 December 1915), was a British naval commander and colonial governor. He served as Governor of New Zealand between 1892 and 1897. Background Boyle was the son of Patrick Boyle (eldest son of David Boyle, Lord Boyle, by his first wife, Elizabeth Montgomerie). His mother was Mary Frances Elphinstone-Dalrymple, daughter of Sir Robert Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone, 1st Baronet. He succeeded in the earldom in 1890. Royal Navy Boyle served with the Royal Navy during the Crimean and Second Opium Wars. He was commander of when the ship wrecked in 1874. He retired with the rank of captain. Governor of New Zealand Boyle was the Governor of New Zealand from 1892 to 1897. He was the cousin of another Governor, Sir James Fergusson James Fergusson may refer to: Politics *Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet (1832–1907), Governor of South Australia, New Zealand and Bombay *Sir James Fergusson, 8th Baronet (1904–1973), Lord Lieutenant of Ayr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Boyle, 9th Earl Of Glasgow
Rear Admiral David William Maurice Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow, (24 July 1910 – 8 June 1984), was a British nobleman and a Royal Navy officer. He was Chief of the Name and Arms of Boyle. Naval career Educated at Eton College, Boyle entered the Royal Navy and fought in the Second World War during which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. By the end of the war he had achieved the rank of commander and commanded the . Promoted to captain in 1952, he became Captain of the Fleet, Home Fleet, in March 1957, Commodore, Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth, in September 1959 and Flag Officer, Malta, in July 1961. He retired in 1963 as a rear admiral. Family In 1937 he married Dorothea Lyle (1914–2006), and had three children with her: * Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow *Lady Sarah Dorothea Boyle *Lady Nichola Jane Eleanora Boyle He divorced his first wife in 1962 and remarried the same year to Ursula Vanda Maud Vivian (1912–1984), daughter of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Boyle (archaeologist)
David Boyle (1 May 1842 – 14 February 1911) was a Canadian blacksmith, teacher, archaeologist, musicologist, and historian. Born in Greenock Greenock (; sco, Greenock; gd, Grianaig, ) is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council areas of Scotland, council area in Scotland, United Kingdom and a former burgh of barony, burgh within the Counties of Scotland, historic ..., Scotland, Boyle arrived in Upper Canada, where most of John Boyle’s family had already located, from Scotland in 1856 and apprenticed to a blacksmith. He would become a teacher in rural Ontario in 1865, a school principal in Elora, Ontario, Elora 1871-1881, and later a bookseller in Toronto. Boyle followed what were then "radical child-centered theories" of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Johann Pestalozzi. In 1884, Boyle became curator of the Royal Canadian Institute, Canadian Institute Museum, a post he held until 1896, and was curator of the Ontario Provincial Museum 1886-1911. He cult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Boyle (author)
David Courtney Boyle (born 1958) is a British author and journalist who writes mainly about history and new ideas in economics, money, business, and culture. He lives in Steyning in West Sussex. He conducted an independent review for the Treasury and the Cabinet Office on public demand for choice in public services which reported in 2013. He is co-founder and policy director of Radix, which he characterized in 2017 as a radical centrist think tank. He is also co-director of the mutual think tank New Weather Institute. Writing His book ''Authenticity'' put the phenomenon on the business and political agenda. His previous books ''The Tyranny of Numbers'' and ''The Sum of Our Discontent'' predicted and fermented the backlash against target culture. ''Funny Money'' helped launched the time banks movement in the UK. More recently, his writing has suggested why organisations and public services can be ineffective. He worked with the New Economics Foundation and NESTA on a series of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Boyle (cricketer)
David Boyle (born 14 February 1961) is a New Zealand cricketer. He played in 69 first-class and 28 List A matches for Canterbury from 1980 to 1995. See also * List of Canterbury representative cricketers This is a list of all male cricketers who have played first-class, list A or Twenty20 cricket for Canterbury men's cricket team. References External links * 1961 births Living people New Zealand cricketers[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Boyle (diplomat)
David Hugh Montgomerie Boyle (1 September 1883 – 5 October 1970) was a British diplomat, intelligence officer and officer of arms. Biography Boyle was the son of Henry David Boyle, who was involved in mining in Rhodesia and Russia, and Emma Chambres Robinson. After being educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, he briefly attended New College, Oxford but left before graduating in order to take the Civil Service examinations. He subsequently worked for the Chinese Customs Service in Peking, and in Ceylon and Burma. In 1911 he was made Gold Staff Officer to the Earl Marshal, and officiated at the coronations of George V, George VI and Elizabeth II. In 1912 he was made an Assistant District Commissioner in the Gold Coast. In October 1914 he attempted to join the army, but was directed by the British government to return to Africa. In 1916 he was made Acting District Commissioner in the Ashanti Region and by 1917 he was Assistant Colonial Secretary in Accra. He returned to the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Boyle (footballer)
David Walker Boyle (24 April 1929 – 16 November 2009) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward for Newcastle United, Berwick Rangers, Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ..., Crewe Alexandra, Chesterfield, Bradford City, Scarborough and Bacup Borough. References 1929 births 2009 deaths English men's footballers Newcastle United F.C. players Berwick Rangers F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players Bacup Borough F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football inside forwards Footballers from North Shields {{England-footy-forward-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Boyle, Lord Boyle
David Boyle, Lord Boyle FRSE (26 July 1772 – 4 February 1853) was a British judge. Life Boyle was born at Shewalton near Irvine on 26 July 1772, the son of Elizabeth Dunlop, daughter of Professor Alexander Dunlop. and the Honorable Reverend Patrick Boyle of Shewalton (died 1874), son of John Boyle, 2nd Earl of Glasgow. His father had inherited the Shewalton estate through his law lord uncle, Patrick Boyle, Lord Shewalton, who had never married. He studied law at the University of St Andrews (1787) and then at the University of Glasgow (1789). He became an advocate in 1793 and rose to be Solicitor General. He was based at 41 George Street in Edinburgh. He was Member of Parliament (MP) 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 G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Boyle (rugby League, Born 1959)
David Boyle (born 31 August 1959) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. Boyle played in the forwards, starting in the second row and moving to the front row midway through his career, though he was lightweight even by the standards of the 1980s. His high workrate, however, made him part of one of the strongest defences in the NSWRL competition of the late 1980s under George Piggins. Boyle was a candidate for the 1986 Kangaroo tour and stands as one of the best forwards of his day who never played for Australia. Boyle was selected to represent New South Wales as a forward for the three games of the 1987 State of Origin series as well as the fourth or 'exhibition' game of the year which was played at Veteran's Memorial Stadium in Long Beach, California. Boyle scored one State of Origin try in game III. A one-club player, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
