Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon
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Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon
| The Viscount Shannon | |
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 Unfinished portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller (circa 1710) National Portrait Gallery |
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| Born | 1675 Westminster, Middlesex |
| Died | 20 December 1740 (aged 65) |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Commands held | Ireland |
Field Marshal Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon PC (1675 – 20 December 1740) was a British military officer and statesman.
Military career
Born in Westminster, Middlesex, Boyle started his military career as a volunteer in the service of the Duke of Ormonde at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.[1] He went on to fight in the Battle of Landen in 1693.[1] He was commissioned into Ormonde's Troop of Horse Guards the following year.[1]
Boyle inherited the title of Viscount Shannon from his paternal grandfather, Francis Boyle, 1st Viscount Shannon, in 1699.[2] He entered the House of Commons in 1708 as Member of Parliament (MP) for Arundel, then he served successively as MP for Hythe and East Grinstead.[2] In 1720, Boyle was constituted the Commander in Chief of the Irish military forces by King George II.[2] In 1739, he received a promotion to the rank of field marshal; however, he died a year after receiving it.[2]
Family
On 7 July 1702, he married Mary Sackville, widow of Lionel Boyle, 3rd Earl of Orrery, who died twelve years later, bearing no children.[2] In January 1720, Boyle remarried, this time to Grace Senhouse, and they had one child, Grace Boyle, Countess of Middlesex.[2]
References
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Edmund Dummer James Butler |
Member of Parliament for Arundel with Sir Henry Peachey 1708 Viscount Lumley 1708–1710 1708–1710 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Thomond Viscount Lumley |
| Preceded by John Boteler John Fane |
Member of Parliament for Hythe with John Fane 1710–1711 |
Succeeded by John Boteler William Berners |
| Preceded by John Conyers Spencer Compton |
Member of Parliament for East Grinstead with John Conyers 1715–1722 |
Succeeded by John Conyers Sir Spencer Compton |
| Preceded by John Conyers Sir Spencer Compton |
Member of Parliament for East Grinstead with John Conyers 1722–1725 Edward Conyers 1725–1727 The Viscount Palmerston 1727–1734 1722–1734 |
Succeeded by Edward Conyers Earl of Middlesex |
| Military offices | ||
| New regiment | Colonel of The Viscount Shannon's Regiment of Marines 1702–1713 |
Regiment disbanded |
| Preceded by William Breton |
Colonel of The Viscount Shannon's Regiment of Foot 1715–1721 |
Succeeded by John Middleton |
| Preceded by Richard Waring |
Colonel of The King's Regiment of Carabineers 1721–1727 |
Succeeded by George MacCartney |
| Preceded by The Lord Forrester |
Captain and Colonel of the 4th Troop of Horse Guards 1727–1740 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Effingham |
| Preceded by The Lord Tyrawley |
Commander-in-Chief, Ireland 1721–1740 |
Succeeded by Unknown |
| Preceded by The Duke of Argyll |
Governor of Portsmouth 1737–1740 |
Succeeded by Philip Honywood |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Francis Boyle |
Viscount Shannon 1699–1740 |
Extinct |
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