Sir Edward Boyle, 1st Baronet

Sir Edward Gurney Boyle, 1st Baronet KC (6 September 1848 – 19 March 1909) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.

He was elected at the 1906 general election as Member of Parliament for Taunton, but died three years later, aged 60 a month after he had resigned his seat.

He had been made a baronet in 1904.

Early life
Boyle was born in Kensington, London on 6 September 1848 the son of Edward Boyle and Constance (née Knight). He first became architect and was a Fellow of the Surveyor's Institute. With a change of career he was called to the bar in 1887 as a barrister. He later became a King's Counsel.

Politics
In 1900 he stood as a Conservative candidate for Hastings in the 1900 General Election, he lost to the liberal candidate. He stood again in 1903 in Rye at a by-election, he again lost to the Liberal candidate. In the 1906 General Election he stood as a candidate at Taunton where he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Taunton. He resigned his seat on 11 February 1909 due to ill health and was appointed a Steward of the Manor of Northstead.

Marriage & children
Boyle married Constance Jane Knight on 18 March 1874. They had a son and daughter:


 * Sir Edward Boyle, 2nd Baronet (born 12 June 1878, died 31 March 1945)
 * Constance Beryl Bertha Boyle (born 31 March 1882, died 8 February 1965)

Boyle died on 19 March 1909 at his house at Queens Gate, Kensington, London aged 60. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son.