George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow, GCH FRS (26 March 1766 – 6 July 1843), styled Lord Boyle until 1775, was a British peer.

He was the son of John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow, and his wife, Elizabeth, the daughter of George Ross, 13th Lord Ross. In 1775, he inherited his father's titles, was a Tory Scottish representative peer from 1790 to 1815, and was created Baron Ross in the Peerage of the United Kingdom that year[1] to give him a seat in the House of Lords. From 1810 to 1820, he was Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire, Rector of the University of Glasgow from 1817 to 1819 and Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire from 1820 to 1842. He was appointed a GCH in 1830.

On 7 March 1788, Glasgow married Lady Augusta Hay (1766–1822), the third daughter of James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll. They had six children:

After the death of his wife in 1822, Glasgow married Julia Sinclair, the third daughter of Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet. They had two children:

On his death in 1843, Glasgow's titles passed to his eldest son, James, by his first wife.

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Honorary titles Preceded byWilliam McDowall Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire 1810–1820 Succeeded byThe Lord Blantyre Preceded byThe Earl of Eglinton Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire 1820–1842 Succeeded byThe Earl of Eglinton Academic offices Preceded byLord Boyle Rector of the University of Glasgow 1817–1819 Succeeded byKirkman Finlay Peerage of Scotland Preceded byJohn Boyle Earl of Glasgow 1775–1843 Succeeded byJames Boyle Peerage of the United Kingdom New creation Baron Ross 1815–1843 Succeeded byJames Boyle