Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon

Irish politician
Person human Q7324296
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon

Summary

Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon is a human[1]. He was born on +1727-01-30T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1807-05-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a politician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon was born on +1727-01-30T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon died on +1807-05-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon's father was Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon[6].
  • Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon's mother was Lady Henrietta Boyle[7].
  • Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon was married to Catharine Ponsonby[8].
  • A child of Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon was Henry Boyle, 3rd Earl of Shannon[9].
  • A child of Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon was Lady Catherine Henrietta Boyle[10].
  • Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon's professions included politician[4].
  • Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon held the position of Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland[11].
  • Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon held the position of Member of the Privy Council of Ireland[12].
  • Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon was educated at Trinity College, Dublin[13].
  • Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon's image is recorded as Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon (1727-1807), by Joshua Reynolds.jpg[14].
  • Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon is recorded as male[15].
  • Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon's noble title is recorded as Earl of Shannon[17].
  • Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon's noble title is recorded as Baron Carleton[18].
  • Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon's ISNI is recorded as 0000000028096631[19].
  • Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 8855971[20].
  • Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85826162[21].
  • Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon's Commons category is recorded as Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon[22].
  • Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04q2xf4[23].
  • Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon's family name is recorded as Boyle[24].
  • Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon's given name is recorded as Richard[25].
  • Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 070717575[26].
  • Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon's Rodovid ID is recorded as 1085957[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon was born on +1727-01-30T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon[6]. His mother was Lady Henrietta Boyle[7].

Education

Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon was educated at Trinity College, Dublin[13].

Career and Affiliations

Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon worked as a politician[4]. Positions held include Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland[11] and Member of the Privy Council of Ireland[12].

Personal Life

Among Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon's spouses was Catharine Ponsonby[8]. Children include Henry Boyle, 3rd Earl of Shannon[9], a politician[28], 1771–1842[29] and Lady Catherine Henrietta Boyle[10], 1768–1815[30].

Death and Burial

Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon died on +1807-05-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Who were Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon's parents?

Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon's father was Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon[6]. Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon's mother was Lady Henrietta Boyle[7].

Who was Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon married to?

Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon's spouses include Catharine Ponsonby[8].

What did Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon do for work?

Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon worked as politician[4].

Where did Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon go to school?

Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon was educated at Trinity College, Dublin[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Q75653886. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [2] . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/richard-boyle-2nd-earl-of-shannon
MLA “Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/richard-boyle-2nd-earl-of-shannon.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_richard-boyle-2nd-earl-of-shannon_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/richard-boyle-2nd-earl-of-shannon}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon — https://4ort.xyz/entity/richard-boyle-2nd-earl-of-shannon (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/richard-boyle-2nd-earl-of-shannon · Last refreshed: