John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork

The Earl of Cork.
Letters from Italy, in the years 1754 and 1755 (1773)

John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork and 5th Earl of Orrery, FRS (13 January 1707 – 16 November 1762) was a writer and a friend of Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope and Samuel Johnson.

The only son of Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery, and his wife Lady Elizabeth Cecil (1687–1708), daughter of John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter. He was born at Westminster and attended Christ Church, Oxford. He published a translation of the letters of Pliny the Younger in 1751, and Remarks on the Life and Writings of Jonathan Swift in the same year, and the Memoirs of Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth. His Letters from Italy was published in 1774 by J. Duncombe.

Family

Boyle married first to Henrietta Douglas, who had issue including:

He married secondly to Margaret Hamilton, who had issue including:

References

    Peerage of Ireland
    Preceded by
    Charles Boyle
    Earl of Orrery
    1731–1762
    Succeeded by
    Hamilton Boyle
    Preceded by
    Richard Boyle
    Earl of Cork
    1753–1762


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