William Lewis Boyle

William Lewis Boyle (1859–1918) was Liberal Unionist MP for Mid Norfolk.

The four times he stood in the constituency it was a straight fight between the Liberals and the Liberal Unionists.

He stood unsuccessfully in 1900 and 1906, and won in the two general elections of 1910.

Boyle joined the Conservative Party when it merged with the Liberal Unionists in 1912. He died in office; the resulting by-election had only one candidate because of the wartime truce.

Sources

Leigh Rayment's historical list of MPs
F.W.S. Craig British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918
Whitaker's Almanack 1901 to 1919 editions

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