William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock, was a Scottish peer who joined the 1745 Jacobite Rising, was captured at Culloden and subsequently executed for treason on Tower Hill.

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Occupation: politician
Born: 1704
Died: August 18, 1746

Family

Lady Anne Livingstonspouse James Hay, 15th Earl of Errollchild Charles Boydchild William Boydchild William Boyd, Lord Boydchild William Boyd, 3rd Earl of Kilmarnockfather Euphemia Rossmother

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William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock, was a Scottish peer who joined the 1745 Jacobite Rising, was captured at Culloden and subsequently executed for treason on Tower Hill.

Read the full article →

Occupation: politician
Born: 1704
Died: August 18, 1746

Family

Lady Anne Livingstonspouse James Hay, 15th Earl of Errollchild Charles Boydchild William Boydchild William Boyd, Lord Boydchild William Boyd, 3rd Earl of Kilmarnockfather Euphemia Rossmother

University of Glasgoweducated at