The Boyle Baronetcy, of Ockham in the Parish of Salehurst in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 14 December 1904 for Edward Boyle, a barrister, businessman and Conservative Member of Parliament for Taunton.[3] His grandson, the third Baronet, was also a Conservative Member of Parliament and ultimately cabinet minister serving as Minister of Education from 1962 to 1964. He was made a life peer as Baron Boyle of Handsworth, of Salehurst in the County of Sussex, in 1970 and became vice-chancellor of the University of Leeds in the same year.[4] The life peerage became extinct on his death in 1981 and he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother, the fourth Baronet. As of 2024 the title is held by the latter's eldest son, the fifth Baronet, who succeeded in 1983.
| Boyle baronets | |
|---|---|
.svg) Escutcheon of the Boyle baronets of Ockham | |
| Creation date | 1904[1] |
| Status | extant[2] |
| Motto | God's providence is my inheritance[1] |
Boyle baronets, of Ockham (1904)
edit- Sir Edward Boyle, 1st Baronet (1848–1909)[5]
- Sir Edward Boyle, 2nd Baronet (1878–1945)[6]
- Sir Edward Charles Gurney Boyle, Baron Boyle of Handsworth, 3rd Baronet (1923–1981)[7]
- Sir Richard Gurney Boyle, 4th Baronet (1930–1983)[8]
- Sir Stephen Gurney Boyle, 5th Baronet (born 1962)[9]
The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Michael Desmond Boyle (born 1963).[9]
Notes
edit- ^ a b Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. London: Debrett's Peerage. 2000. p. B140. ISBN 033354577X.
- ^ "Official Roll". The Standing Council of the Baronetage. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "No. 27744". The London Gazette. 16 December 1904. p. 8634.
- ^ University of Leeds, List of former Vice-Chancellors Archived 1 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Boyle, Sir Edward". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 27 April 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Boyle, Sir Edward". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 27 April 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Ramsden, John. "Boyle, Edward Charles Gurney, Baron Boyle of Handsworth (1923–1981)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30844. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Boyle, Sir Richard (Gurney)". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 27 April 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b "Boyle, Sir Stephen Gurney". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 27 April 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)