Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow
Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow, (born 30 July 1939), is a Scottish peer, politician and the current chief of Clan Boyle. The family seat is Kelburn Castle in Ayrshire. He currently sits as a Liberal Democrat peer in the House of Lords. Early life. He was born to the 9th Earl of Glasgow and his first wife Dorothea Lyle. He was educated at Eton College, Berkshire, and then at the Sorbonne in Paris. Career. In 1960, he served in the Royal Naval Reserve, receiving the rank of sub-lieutenant. He subsequently  worked as an assistant director in films and as a television documentary producer, he founded Kelburn Country Centre in 1977. He succeeded to his father's titles in 1984, and became a deputy lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran in 1995. He was elected in 2005 to succeed the 5th Earl Russell as one of the 92 hereditary peers to remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999. Personal life. He married Isabel James, daughter of George Douglas James, on 30 November 1974. They have two children: