Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon, PC (Ire), was an Anglo-Irish politician who served as the speaker of the Irish House of Commons from 1733 to 1756. A prominent parliamentarian who sat for almost fifty years in the Parliament of Ireland, Boyle frequently defended Irish interests against British Crown officials, eventually leading to a legal crisis which saw him step down as speaker in return for a peerage.
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland, Member of the Privy Council of Ireland
- Born
- 1682
- Died
- December 28, 1764
