John Boyle (1707 - 1762)

Born 13 Jan 1707 in Westminster, London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Hamilton) Boyle — married 30 Jun 1738 in Lowtown, County Westmeath, Ireland

Descendants

Died 16 Nov 1762 at age 55 in Marston House, Frome, Somerset, England

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John Boyle was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork m.(1) Lady Henrietta Hamilton, daughter of Field Marshal George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney and Elizabeth Villiers, on 9 May 1728 at Albemarle Street, London, England, (2) Margaret Hamilton, daughter of John Hamilton and Lucy Dopping, on 30 June 1738 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland. He was buried at St. John's Church, Frome, Somerset, England. His will was proven (by probate) on 14 December 1762.

He succeeded his father as 5th Earl of Orrery, including the subsidiary titles 2nd Baron Boyle of Marston, and 5th Lord Boyle on 28 August 1731. He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 25 August 1743 with a Master of Arts (M.A.). He succeeded his cousin 5th Earl of the County of Cork including its subsidiary titles Viscount Boyle, Viscount of Dungarvan, Baron of Bandon Bridge and Lord Boyle in the Peerage of Ireland on 3 December 1753.

Children of John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork and Lady Henrietta Hamilton

1. Charles Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan b. 20 Feb 1728/29, d. 16 Sep 1759
2. Hamilton Boyle, 6th Earl of Cork b. 3 Feb 1729/30, d. 17 Jan 1764
3. Lady Elizabeth Boyle b. 7 May 1731, d. 16 Jan 1800

Children of John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork and Margaret Hamilton

1. Lady Catherine Agnes Boyle
2. Edmund Boyle, 7th Earl of Cork b. 21 Nov 1742, d. 6 Oct 1798
3. Lady Lucy Boyle b. 27 May 1744, d. 18 Mar 1792

Sources

• http://thepeerage.com/p2004.htm#i20035
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boyle,_5th_Earl_of_Cork