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[[General]] '''Edmund Boyle, 8th Earl of Cork and Orrery''' [[Order of St Patrick|KP]] (21 October 1767 – 29 June 1856), styled '''Viscount Dungarvan''' from 1768 to 1798, was an Irish soldier and peer.
[[General]] '''Edmund Boyle, 8th Earl of Cork and Orrery''' [[Order of St Patrick|KP]] (21 October 1767 – 29 June 1856), styled '''Viscount Dungarvan''' from 1768 to 1798, was an Irish soldier and peer.


==Early life==
Boyle was the eldest surviving son of [[Edmund Boyle, 7th Earl of Cork]] and his first wife Anne, daughter of [[Kelland Courtenay]].<ref name="burkes">{{cite book | title=Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire | first1=Sir Bernard | last1=Burke | authorlink1=Bernard Burke | first2=Ashworth P. | last2=Burke | publisher=Harrison & Sons | location=London | year=1914 | pages=502–503 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RVggAAAAYAAJ}}</ref>
Boyle was the eldest surviving son of [[Edmund Boyle, 7th Earl of Cork]] and his first wife Anne, daughter of [[Kelland Courtenay]].<ref name="burkes">{{cite book | title=Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire | first1=Sir Bernard | last1=Burke | authorlink1=Bernard Burke | first2=Ashworth P. | last2=Burke | publisher=Harrison & Sons | location=London | year=1914 | pages=502–503 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RVggAAAAYAAJ}}</ref>


==Career==
Commissioned an ensign in the [[Cheshire Regiment|22nd Regiment of Foot]] on 16 April 1785,<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=12638|startpage=182|date=12 April 1785}}</ref> he was promoted to lieutenant in the [[100th Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincolnshire Regiment)|100th Regiment of Foot]] on 10 December 1785.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=12706|startpage=561|date=6 December 1785}}</ref>
Commissioned an ensign in the [[Cheshire Regiment|22nd Regiment of Foot]] on 16 April 1785,<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=12638|startpage=182|date=12 April 1785}}</ref> he was promoted to lieutenant in the [[100th Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincolnshire Regiment)|100th Regiment of Foot]] on 10 December 1785.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=12706|startpage=561|date=6 December 1785}}</ref>


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On 27 January 1791, he was promoted captain in an independent company, from a lieutenancy in the [[34th Regiment of Foot]],<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=13278|startpage=63|date=29 January 1791}}</ref> and shortly thereafter exchanged into the [[West Yorkshire Regiment|14th Regiment of Foot]]. On 5 April 1794, he was promoted to major in the recently-raised [[87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot|87th Regiment of Foot]],<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=13637|startpage=288|date=1 April 1794}}</ref> and was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in the regiment on 19 July.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=13686|startpage=748|date=19 July 1794}}</ref> On 20 January 1795, he exchanged into the [[Devonshire Regiment|11th Regiment of Foot]].<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=13745|startpage=72|date=20 January 1795}}</ref> Dungarvan exchanged into the captaincy of a company in the [[Coldstream Guards]] on 21 May 1796,<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=13894|startpage=493|date=21 May 1796}}</ref> and was appointed an [[aide-de-camp]] to [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III]] on 9 January 1798.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=14080|startpage=23|date=6 January 1798}}</ref>
On 27 January 1791, he was promoted captain in an independent company, from a lieutenancy in the [[34th Regiment of Foot]],<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=13278|startpage=63|date=29 January 1791}}</ref> and shortly thereafter exchanged into the [[West Yorkshire Regiment|14th Regiment of Foot]]. On 5 April 1794, he was promoted to major in the recently-raised [[87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot|87th Regiment of Foot]],<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=13637|startpage=288|date=1 April 1794}}</ref> and was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in the regiment on 19 July.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=13686|startpage=748|date=19 July 1794}}</ref> On 20 January 1795, he exchanged into the [[Devonshire Regiment|11th Regiment of Foot]].<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=13745|startpage=72|date=20 January 1795}}</ref> Dungarvan exchanged into the captaincy of a company in the [[Coldstream Guards]] on 21 May 1796,<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=13894|startpage=493|date=21 May 1796}}</ref> and was appointed an [[aide-de-camp]] to [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III]] on 9 January 1798.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=14080|startpage=23|date=6 January 1798}}</ref>


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On July 1803, he exchanged from the half-pay of the [[4th Regiment of Foot]] to become colonel of a reserve battalion of infantry, the [[16th Garrison Battalion]].<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=15602|startpage=873|date=16 July 1803}}</ref> On 27 May 1825, he was breveted general.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=18141|startpage=924|date=28 May 1825}}</ref> The Earl was appointed a Knight of the [[Order of St Patrick]] on 22 July 1835.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=19291|startpage=1421|date=24 July 1835}}</ref>

==Personal life==
On 9 October 1795, he married his first cousin Isabella Henrietta Poyntz (d. 29 November 1843), daughter of William Poyntz (1734–1809) and his wife Isabella, daughter of Kelland Courtenay. (His younger brother, [[Courtenay Boyle|Sir Courtenay Boyle]], married Isabella Henrietta's sister Carolina Amelia in 1799; the sisters' brother was [[William Stephen Poyntz]].) Edmund and Isabella had several children, including:<ref name="burkes" />
On 9 October 1795, he married his first cousin Isabella Henrietta Poyntz (d. 29 November 1843), daughter of William Poyntz (1734–1809) and his wife Isabella, daughter of Kelland Courtenay. (His younger brother, [[Courtenay Boyle|Sir Courtenay Boyle]], married Isabella Henrietta's sister Carolina Amelia in 1799; the sisters' brother was [[William Stephen Poyntz]].) Edmund and Isabella had several children, including:<ref name="burkes" />
*Edmund William Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan (2 April 1798 – 1 January 1826)
*Edmund William Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan (2 April 1798 – 1 January 1826)
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*Rev. Hon. Richard Cavendish Boyle (28 February 1812 – 30 March 1886), chaplain to Queen Victoria, married [[Eleanor Vere Boyle|Eleanor Vere Gordon]], daughter of [[Alexander Gordon (British cavalry officer)|Alexander Gordon]] and had issue
*Rev. Hon. Richard Cavendish Boyle (28 February 1812 – 30 March 1886), chaplain to Queen Victoria, married [[Eleanor Vere Boyle|Eleanor Vere Gordon]], daughter of [[Alexander Gordon (British cavalry officer)|Alexander Gordon]] and had issue


He died on 29 June 1856 and was succeeded by his grandson [[Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork|Richard]].
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On July 1803, he exchanged from the half-pay of the [[4th Regiment of Foot]] to become colonel of a reserve battalion of infantry, the [[16th Garrison Battalion]].<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=15602|startpage=873|date=16 July 1803}}</ref> On 27 May 1825, he was breveted general.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=18141|startpage=924|date=28 May 1825}}</ref> The Earl was appointed a Knight of the [[Order of St Patrick]] on 22 July 1835.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=19291|startpage=1421|date=24 July 1835}}</ref> He died on 29 June 1856 and was succeeded by his grandson [[Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork|Richard]].


==References==
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==External links==
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Revision as of 23:22, 10 January 2017

General Edmund Boyle, 8th Earl of Cork and Orrery KP (21 October 1767 – 29 June 1856), styled Viscount Dungarvan from 1768 to 1798, was an Irish soldier and peer.

Early life

Boyle was the eldest surviving son of Edmund Boyle, 7th Earl of Cork and his first wife Anne, daughter of Kelland Courtenay.[1]

Career

Commissioned an ensign in the 22nd Regiment of Foot on 16 April 1785,[2] he was promoted to lieutenant in the 100th Regiment of Foot on 10 December 1785.[3]

On 27 May 1787, he was commissioned a lieutenant in the Somersetshire Regiment of Militia,[4] and was promoted from captain-lieutenant to captain on 22 April 1789.[5]

On 27 January 1791, he was promoted captain in an independent company, from a lieutenancy in the 34th Regiment of Foot,[6] and shortly thereafter exchanged into the 14th Regiment of Foot. On 5 April 1794, he was promoted to major in the recently-raised 87th Regiment of Foot,[7] and was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in the regiment on 19 July.[8] On 20 January 1795, he exchanged into the 11th Regiment of Foot.[9] Dungarvan exchanged into the captaincy of a company in the Coldstream Guards on 21 May 1796,[10] and was appointed an aide-de-camp to George III on 9 January 1798.[11]

On July 1803, he exchanged from the half-pay of the 4th Regiment of Foot to become colonel of a reserve battalion of infantry, the 16th Garrison Battalion.[12] On 27 May 1825, he was breveted general.[13] The Earl was appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick on 22 July 1835.[14]

Personal life

On 9 October 1795, he married his first cousin Isabella Henrietta Poyntz (d. 29 November 1843), daughter of William Poyntz (1734–1809) and his wife Isabella, daughter of Kelland Courtenay. (His younger brother, Sir Courtenay Boyle, married Isabella Henrietta's sister Carolina Amelia in 1799; the sisters' brother was William Stephen Poyntz.) Edmund and Isabella had several children, including:[1]

He died on 29 June 1856 and was succeeded by his grandson Richard.

References

  1. ^ a b Burke, Sir Bernard; Burke, Ashworth P. (1914). Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. London: Harrison & Sons. pp. 502–503.
  2. ^ "No. 12638". The London Gazette. 12 April 1785.
  3. ^ "No. 12706". The London Gazette. 6 December 1785.
  4. ^ "No. 12949". The London Gazette. 22 December 1787.
  5. ^ "No. 13114". The London Gazette. 14 July 1789.
  6. ^ "No. 13278". The London Gazette. 29 January 1791.
  7. ^ "No. 13637". The London Gazette. 1 April 1794.
  8. ^ "No. 13686". The London Gazette. 19 July 1794.
  9. ^ "No. 13745". The London Gazette. 20 January 1795.
  10. ^ "No. 13894". The London Gazette. 21 May 1796.
  11. ^ "No. 14080". The London Gazette. 6 January 1798.
  12. ^ "No. 15602". The London Gazette. 16 July 1803.
  13. ^ "No. 18141". The London Gazette. 28 May 1825.
  14. ^ "No. 19291". The London Gazette. 24 July 1835.
Military offices
New regiment Colonel of the 16th Garrison Battalion
1803–1805 		Regiment disbanded
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Earl of Cork and Orrery
1798–1856 		Succeeded by

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