William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock | |
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| Earl of Kilmarnock | |
 William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock ca 1746 | |
| Tenure | 1717 to 1746 |
| Predecessor | William Boyd, 3rd Earl of Kilmarnock |
| Successor | James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll (1726–1778) |
| Born | William Boyd 12 May 1705 Dean Castle, Kilmarnock |
| Died | 18 August 1746 (aged 41) Tower Hill |
| Cause of death | Executed for treason |
| Buried | St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Residence | Dean Castle Callendar House |
| Locality | East Ayrshire |
| Wars and battles | 1745 Jacobite Rising Falkirk Culloden |
| Offices | Grand Master, Masonic Grand Lodge of Scotland 1742-1743 |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Livingstone (1709–1747) |
| Issue | James (1726–1778), Charles (1728–1782), William (1724–1780) |
| Parents | William Boyd, 3rd Earl of Kilmarnock Eupheme Ross |
William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock (12 May 1705 – 18 August 1746), was a Scottish peer who joined the 1745 Jacobite Rising, was captured at Culloden and subsequently executed for treason on Tower Hill.
His family were supporters of the government and Kilmarnock had not previously been involved with the Stuarts; he later stated "for the two Kings and their rights, I cared not a farthing which prevailed; but I was starving."[1]
His title was declared forfeit and his heavily mortgaged estates confiscated; they were later returned to his eldest son James, later Earl of Erroll, who fought at Culloden on the government side.
- ^ Lenman 1980, p. 256.