George Frederick Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow (9 October 1825 – 23 April 1890), was a Scottish nobleman. He was the son of George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow, and Julia Sinclair, daughter of Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet. In February 1847, Boyle traveled with Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, to Skibbereen in

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to try and aid victims of the

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. Lord Dufferin left a memoir of their journey entitled ''

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'' published in 1847 (27 pages). He married Hon. Montague Abercromby (1835–1931), daughter of

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, and Louisa Penuel Forbes, on 29 April 1856. They had two daughters *Lady Gertrude Julia Georgina Boyle (15 November 1861 – 12 December 1950); married

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, had eight children. *Lady Muriel Louisa Diana Boyle (18 November 1872 – 3 April 1915); died unmarried He was elected at a by-election in February 1865 as the

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(MP) for

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, but held the seat only until the general election in July 1865. He succeeded to his half brother's titles on 11 March 1869. He held the offices of deputy lieutenant of

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and Renfrewshire. He held the office of

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of Scotland from 1879 until his death. He died at age 64, without male issue. On his death, the UK barony of Ross of Hawkhead became extinct.

Religion

Boyle was an

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and was a long time associate of Bishop Alexander Forbes and a supporter of his views. Correspondence between the two men is held by the University of Dundee's archives. In 1848 the Boyle founded a choir school attached to the Church of St. Andrews, Millport. He followed this up in 1849 by founding and endowing the Episcopal College and Collegiate Church of the Holy Spirit,

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. The college was completed in 1851 to plans by William Butterfield and was later affiliated to the

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as Cumbrae Theological College. While the Collegiate Church was elevated to the status of Cathedral of Argyll and the Isles in 1879, the college ultimately closed in 1888.

References

;Secondary sources

External links

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Deputy Lieutenants of Fife Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 1859–1865 Glasgow, E6 Younger sons of earls