Robert Boyle-Walsingham

The Honourable Robert Boyle-Walsingham FRS
Member of Parliament for Dungarvan
In office 1758–1768
Member of Parliament for Knaresborough
In office 1758–1761
Member of Parliament for Fowey
In office 1761–1768
Member of Parliament for Knaresborough
In office 1768–1780
Personal details
Born	March 1736
Died	5 October 1780 At sea, off San Domingo
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain
Branch/service	Royal Navy
Years of service	1748–1780
Rank	Captain
Commands	HMS Crown HMS Badger HMS Jason HMS Boreas HMS Modeste HMS Romney HMS Thunderer
Battles/wars	Seven Years' War Battle of Minorca Siege of Louisbourg Raid on Le Havre Invasion of Martinique American Revolutionary War Battle of Ushant Affair of Fielding and Bylandt

Captain Robert Boyle-Walsingham FRS (March 1736 – 5 October 1780) was an Anglo-Irish Royal Navy officer and politician. He was killed in the Great Hurricane of 1780 while serving as a commodore onboard HMS Thunderer.