Sir Edward Boyle, 1st Baronet
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Sir Edward Boyle, 1st Baronet (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 in office three years later, aged 60.
He had been made a baronet
in 1904.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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.
He was elected at the 1906 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1906
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as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Taunton
Taunton (UK Parliament constituency)
Taunton was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessors from 1295 to 2010, taking its name from the town of Taunton in Somerset...
, but died in office three years later, aged 60.
He had been made a baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
in 1904.