Joshua Boyle was a
Member of Parliament in the
Irish House of Commons, initially elected to represent the
borough of
Mallow in 1641, and was sworn in as recorder of
Youghal on March 1 of the same year.
The
esquire
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of
Castle Lyons
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, he was elected to represent the borough of
Clonakilty on April 8, 1661.
"Joshua Boyle Esq. of Castle Lyons" was again listed as having been elected the MP to represent Mallow ninety years after the first election, though it is assumed to have been a relative of the now-deceased original Boyle.
References
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
Irish MPs 1639–1649
Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Cork constituencies
Irish MPs 1661–1666
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