Cavendish Boyle

Sir Cavendish Boyle
Sir Cavendish with the badge of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Personal details
Born
Charles Cavendish Boyle

29 May 1849
Bridgetown, Barbados,[1] British Windward Islands
Died29 May 1916(1916-05-29) (aged 67)
London, England
CitizenshipBritish
Spouse
Judith Sassoon
(m. 1914)
ProfessionColonial administrator

Sir Charles Cavendish Boyle KCMG AMInstCE (29 May 1849 – 17 September 1916) was a British civil servant, magistrate, and colonial administrator who served as Colonial Governor of Newfoundland, Mauritius and British Guiana.[2] He wrote the lyrics for the anthem of the Dominion and later Province of Newfoundland, "Ode to Newfoundland".

  1. ^ "Boyle, Sir Charles Cavendish (1849-1916)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Sir Cavendish Boyle". The Times. 18 September 1916. p. 11.