The Late Lord Glasgow

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 February 1916, Page 2

The Late Lord Glasgow

« , FORIAIER GOVERNOR OF XEAV ZEAEAN3X The Earl of Glasgow, who had been in foiling health for some time, died in December. at Fairle Craig Fairlie, Ayrshire. He was eighty-two years of age, having been bora in Edinburgh an May, 1833. As Captain David Boyle of Shewalton, Ayrshire, lie succeeded to Relhurn undei - nil arrangement with his thiiti cousin, George Frederick. sixth Earl of Glasgow, in 1886, and he went to reside there in 1890. In the same year he succeeded to the title on the death of the sixth Earl.

He entered the Royal Navv Tri lSlf'i and, after seeing a good deal of service, retired witii the rank of Captain. As an officer oT H.M.S. Eiirydice he took part in the operations against the Russians in the White Sea during the Crimean War, "and in 1875 he wh: y ( <d in the destruction of Chinese war vessels in Escape Creek during tie war with China, and also at the dis truction of a flotilla of Chinese junks at Fatshan in the same year. He succeeded to Shewn Hon in 18/4. and in 1878 he retired from the Navy and devoted himself to the nianagem en • his estate, taking an interest also ; n country affairs. When lie spoke in the House of Lords it was generally on subjects connected with the Navy. In 1901 lie was elected President <if the Institute of Naval Architects, au 1 lie held office for a number of yeai's. Hi* add ress at the opening of the proceedings usually took the form of a review of the progress made in nav architecture, and of the. administration of naval affairs By the Government. Among other subjects deal with in these addresses were the training of officers of the .Navy; the development of the turbine for use in the larger sea-going."vessels, which he regarded as t/he most important departure in marine engineering since the introduction ot the surface. --.•a-

denser; and the establishment of experimental tanks to be available for private shipbuilders.

Lord Glasgow was appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of New /iealand in 1892, and in that capacity he gave assent to the Act which bestowed the franchise on wo,men in 1893. When appouited he was made a Knight oi the Order ol <St .Michael and iSt George. He was Governor until 1897, and on his retirement he was created a Peer of the United Kingdom o> Great Britain and Ireland by the title ol Baron lairlie of I'airlie. In 1901 ke received the honorary degree of -i.L.D. lroni Glasgow University. He took an active interest' in politics and in local affairs as long as he was able, and was oonvener ol the Committee who erected in 1912 the memorial of the Battle of Largs. He was for many years Convener of the County of Ayr, and while he resided at Shewalton he took a groat interest in local affairs, and was Chairman of the School Board ot Dundanaid for some years. He married Dorothea, daughter of Sir Jbklward Hunter-BUadr, fourth Baronet, in 1873, and had five sons and three daughters, The eldest Visicount Kelbuin, the now Earl is a Deputy Lieutenant of the County ol Ayr. He followed his father's profession as ail officer ol : the Navy, ami (was gazetted Lieutenant, R.N., in 1897, and Commander in 1909. He has been on active service during tha present, war, and only a tew weeiks ago he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order for his service during the landing operations in the Persian Gulf in August of this year As commander ot H.M.S. Pyra'lims he was mentioned in the official dispatch of December 8 describing the destruction of the Gentian cruiser Konigsberg, which since the end of October of last year had been sheltering in the Rufiji River (German Bast Africa J His second son. the Hon. Edward Boyle, died at Malta in 1898 of fever, contracted in the Sudan campaign, when serving under Lord Kitchener as a Lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade. The third son, the Hon James Boyle, who was a Captain in the Royal Scots Fusiliers was killed in action in France in October of last , year. The remaining sons are at j present serving. The eldest daughtar i.; the Lady Augusta Inskip; another is the Countess of Granbrook; and the third is tJie wife of Major-Generai Sir Charles Fercusson of Kilkerran. i