Richard Henry Boyle, 6th Earl of Shannon (15 May 1860 - 1906) was a politician in

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's Northwest Territories. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1885 to 1887.

Early life

Boyle was the son of

Henry Boyle, 5th Earl of Shannon Henry Bentinck Boyle, 5th Earl of Shannon (22 November 1833 in London – 8 February 1890 in Castlemartyr) was an Honorary Colonel of the 2nd Brigade, South Irish Division, Royal Artillery. Family He was a son of Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Shanno ...

and Lady Blanche Emma Lascelles.

Political career

Boyle ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the

1885 Northwest Territories election Events January–March * January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam. * January 4 – ...

. He defeated candidate George C. Ives to become the first Member for the new electoral district of

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. Boyle did not serve a full term in office before resigning, vacating his seat in 1887.Profile
, saskarchives.com; accessed 16 May 2016.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shannon, Richard Boyle, 6th Earl of 1860 births 1906 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories

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People educated at Stubbington House School British emigrants to Canada Canadian people of Anglo-Irish descent Earls of Shannon