Career
Boyle was the son of Henry Boyle, 5th Earl of Shannon and Lady Blanche Emma Lascelles. Boyle ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 1885 Northwest Territories election. He defeated candidate George C. Ives to become the first Member for the new electoral district of Macleod.
Boyle did not serve a full term in office before resigning, vacating his seat in 1887.
