Gustavus Michael George Hamilton-Russell, 10th Viscount Boyne KCVO, JP (10 December 1931 – 14 December 1995) was an Irish peer, soldier and banker.

Background

He was the son of Hon. Gustavus Lascelles Hamilton-Russell, oldest son of Gustavus Hamilton-Russell, 9th

Viscount Boyne Viscount Boyne, in the province of Leinster, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1717 for the Scottish military commander Gustavus Hamilton, 1st Viscount Boyne, Gustavus Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Stackallan. He had alr ...

and Lady Margaret Selina Lascelles, and his wife Joan Verena Lloyd-Verney, only daughter of Sir Harry Lloyd-Verney by his wife Lady Joan Cuffe, elder daughter of

Hamilton Cuffe, 5th Earl of Desart Hamilton John Agmondesham Cuffe, 5th Earl of Desart, (30 August 1848 – 4 November 1934) was an Irish peer and barrister. Early life Cuffe was the second son of John Cuffe, 3rd Earl of Desart and, his wife, Lady Elizabeth Campbell. He had an ...

. His father having died of wounds received at the Western Front in 1940, he succeeded his grandfather as viscount two years later. He was educated at

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and went then to the

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. He studied later at the

Royal Agricultural College The Royal Agricultural University (RAU), formerly the Royal Agricultural College, is a public university in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England. Established in 1845, it was the first agricultural college in the English-speaking world. ...

Career

Boyne was commissioned into the

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in 1952, serving as the Ensign during

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in 1953, retiring as

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. In 1961, he was nominated Justice of the Peace for

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and in 1965, a Deputy Lieutenant for the same county. He became director of the

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in 1976, leaving in 1990. Boyne was appointed a

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in 1981 and

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in 1994, holding both posts until his death in 1995. Boyne was a Knight of the

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, and in the latter year he was also appointed a Knight Commander of the

Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order () is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch, members of the royal family, or to any viceroy or senior representative of the m ...

Family

On 11 April 1956, he married Rosemary Anne Stucley, second daughter of Sir Dennis Stucley, 5th Baronet. They had three daughters and a son. Boyne died aged 64, only days after his birthday and was succeeded in the viscountcy by his only son Gustavus, "Tavie."

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