Earl of Glasgow is a title in the

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. It was created in 1703 for David Boyle, Lord Boyle. The first earl was subsequently one of the commissioners who negotiated the

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uniting the

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and the

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into the

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. He had already been created Lord Boyle of Kelburn, Stewartoun, Cumbrae, Finnick, Largs and Dalry in 1699, and was made Lord Boyle of Stewartoun, Cumbraes, Fenwick, Largs and Dalry and Viscount Kelburn at the same time as he was granted the earldom. These titles are also in the Peerage of Scotland. The fourth Earl was in 1815 created Baron Ross, of

Hawkhead Hawkhead ( sco, Hauchheid, gd, Ceann an Dail) is an area near Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The village is on the Hawkhead Burn and White Cart Water, crossed via Hawkhead Bridge. It is near Dykebar, Hunterhill and Blackhall neighbourhood ...

in the

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, in the

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, a title which became extinct on the death of the sixth Earl in 1890. The seventh Earl served as

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from 1892 to 1897 and was created Baron Fairlie, of Fairlie in the County of Ayr, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, in 1897. Brigadier

Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae Brigadier Bernard Edward Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae, (6 May 1911 – 28 November 1980) was a British Army officer and military historian. He became the last British-born Governor-General of New Zealand. Early life and family Fergusson was th ...

, and journalist

Sir James Fergusson, 8th Baronet Sir James Fergusson, 8th Baronet of Kilkerran, (1904–1973) was a Scottish aristocrat, broadcaster, journalist and historian. Life Fergusson was born in Dailly in Ayrshire on 18 September 1904 the son of Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet of ...

, were both grandsons of the 7th Earl. The Earl of Glasgow is the hereditary

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. The family seat is

Kelburn Castle Kelburn Castle is a large house near Fairlie, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is the seat of the Earl of Glasgow. Originally built in the thirteenth century (the original keep forms the core of the house) it was remodelled in the sixteenth century. ...

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Earls of Glasgow (1703)

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 Nor ...

(1666–1733) *

John Boyle, 2nd Earl of Glasgow John Boyle, 2nd Earl of Glasgow (April 1688 – 22 May 1740) was a Scottish nobleman. Origins Boyle was the eldest son and heir of David Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow, by Margaret, daughter of the Hon. Patrick Lindsay (second son of John Lindsay, 17 ...

(1688–1740) * John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow (1714–1775) *

George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow, Royal Guelphic Order, GCH Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (26 March 1766 – 6 July 1843), styled Lord Boyle until 1775, was a British Peerage, peer. He was the son of John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow, and his wi ...

(1766–1843) **John Boyle, Lord Boyle (1789–1818) *

James Carr-Boyle, 5th Earl of Glasgow Captain James Carr-Boyle, 5th Earl of Glasgow (10 April 1792 – 11 March 1869), styled Viscount of Kelburn from 1818 until 1843, was a British naval commander and politician. Background Glasgow was the son of George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow, ...

(1792–1869) *

George Frederick Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow 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, Boy ...

(1825–1890) *

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 ...

(1833–1915) * Patrick James Boyle, 8th Earl of Glasgow (1874–1963) * David William Maurice Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow (1910–1984) * Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow (born 1939) The

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is the present holder's son, David Michael Douglas Boyle, Viscount Kelburn (born 1978).

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Earl Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ...

Noble titles created in 1703

Earls of Glasgow (1703)

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