| Authorised form of name | Boyle; Richard (- 1665); politician |
| Dates | - 1665 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of death | Southhold Bay, Suffolk, England, Europe |
| Date of death | 13 June 1665 |
| Activity | Education:
Christ Church, Oxford (matriculated 25 November 1656)
Career:
MP for County Cork (1661); Naval volunteer against the Dutch; killed in action at the Battle of Lowestoft
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| Membership category | Original Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/05/1663 |
| RSActivity | Committee and panels:
Mechanical Committee (1664) |
| Other Royal Society activity | Proposed on 26 December 1660 |
| Relationships | Parents: Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Cork, and Elizabeth Clifford
Siblings: Charles Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan (FRS 1664); four others
Additional relatives: uncle Robert Boyle (FRS 1663); aunt Lady Ranelagh |
| OtherInfo | Richard Boyle was born into a family of influential politicians and landowner. His father, 2nd Earl of Cork and 1st Earl of Burlington, was a commander at the Battle of Liscaroll, which served Protestant interests in the southern part of Ireland. At the Battle of Lowestoft, Richard Boyle fought under the Duke of York. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Foster
Notes:
The election date is Boyle's election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. Boyle was originally proposed as a member on 26 December 1660.
Southhold Bay likely means Southwold Bay. |
| Code | NA4869 |