He was made a life peer as Baron Boyle of Handsworth, of Salehurst in the County of Sussex, in 1970 and became vice-chancellor of the University of Leeds in the same year. The life peerage became extinct on his death in 1981 and he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother, the fourth Baronet.
He was elevated to a life peerage as Baron Boyle of Handsworth, of Salehurst in the County of Sussex, in 1970 and took on the role of vice-chancellor of the University of Leeds in the same year. The life peerage became extinct upon his passing in 1981 and he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother, the fourth Baronet.