David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow

The Right Honourable The Earl of Glasgow GCMG
The 7th Earl of Glasgow
12th Governor of New Zealand
In office 6 June 1892 – 8 February 1897
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Preceded by	The Earl of Onslow
Succeeded by	The Earl of Ranfurly
Personal details
Born	31 May 1833(1833-05-31)
Died	13 December 1915(1915-12-13) (aged 82)
Nationality	British
Relations	Sir James Fergusson (cousin)

David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow, GCMG (31 May 1833 – 13 December 1915) was a Governor of New Zealand.

Royal Navy

Boyle served with the Royal Navy during the Crimean and Second Opium Wars. He was the commander of the edit] Titular roles

Lord Glasgow was elevated to the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1897 as Baron Fairlie, of Fairlie in the County of Ayr, to enable him to sit in the House of Lords (the Earldom of Glasgow and all its subsidiary titles being in the Peerage of Scotland). He died in 1915.

Governor of New Zealand

He was the Governor of New Zealand from 1892 to 1897. He was the cousin of another Governor, Sir James Fergusson.^[1]

Legacy

The Wellington suburb of Kelburn in New Zealand is named after Viscount Kelburn, the son of Boyle.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Earl of Glasgow, GCMG". The Governor-General. http://www.gg.govt.nz/node/1330. Retrieved 12 November 2010. 
2. ^ "Western suburbs". Te Ara. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/wellington-places/4. Retrieved 12 November 2010. 

Government offices
Preceded by The Earl of Onslow	Governor of New Zealand 1892–1897	Succeeded by The Earl of Ranfurly
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by George Boyle	Earl of Glasgow 1890–1915	Succeeded by Patrick Boyle