Michael Boyle (c. 1580 – 27 December 1635), was

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Biography

Boyle was born in London, as the son of Michael Boyle, and brother of Richard Boyle,

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. Michael Boyle entered Merchant Taylors' School, London, in 1587, and proceeded to

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, in 1593. He took the degrees of B.A. (5 December 1597), M.A. (25 June 1601), B.D. (9 July 1607) and D.D. (2 July 1611). Boyle became a fellow of his college, and no high opinion was entertained there of his probity in matters affecting his own interests. Boyle was appointed vicar of

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in Northamptonshire. Through the influence of his relative, Richard, Earl of Cork, became archdeacon of Cork and Cloyne,

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in 1614, and, finally, in 1619,

. Until his death in Waterford on 27 December 1635 Boyle held several other appointments: the chancellorship of Lismore and Cashel and the treasurership of Waterford. He was buried in Waterford Cathedral.

Family

Boyle married twice; first to Dorothy Fish, daughter of George Fish of South Hill, Bedfordshire, and second to Christian, daughter of Thomas Bellott of Chester. Both marriages were childless. His brother Richard was the father of the younger Michael BoyleBall, F. Elrington ''The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921'' John Murray London 1926

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References

* ;Attribution * **Ware's Bishops of Ireland, 1739 ** Robinson's Register of Merchant Taylors' School, i. 30 ** Wood's Athenæ Oxonienses (Bliss), ii. 88 ** Wood's Fasti (Bliss), i. 275, 292, 321, 344; **

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, ''Life of Ussher'', 1848 ** Cotton's Fasti Ecclesiæ Hibernicæ, 1851; Brady's Kecords of Cork, Cloyne, and Eoss, 1863. {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyle, Michael Year of birth uncertain 1580s births 1635 deaths Anglican clergy from London People from County Waterford People educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood Deans of Lismore Bishops of Waterford and Lismore (Church of Ireland) 17th-century Anglican bishops in Ireland

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