Sir Edward Boyle was born on June 12, 1878, in London, England.

He was a barrister, civil servant, writer, and businessman. He was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford (M.A.). He was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1902 and started to practice as a barrister. Edward succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Boyle, of Ockham, Salehurst, Sussex, in 1909 and became known as Sir Edward Boyle. In 1914, he served as a Chairman of the Balkan Committee and Hon. Treasurer of the Serbian Relief Fund. He became a British Commissioner to Serbia in 1915 and oversaw Serbian refugee colonies in Corsica in 1916. He was also a director of Richard Thomas & Company. In 1927, he held the office of High Sheriff of Sussex and the Justice of the Peace for Sussex. For his extraordinary service in the Balkans, Sir Edward Boyle was awarded Grand Cordon, Order of Civil Merit of Bulgaria; the Red Cross Decoration of Serbia 1st class; the Grand Officer, the Order of St. Slava of Serbia; the Grand Cordon, Order of Skanderberg of Albania, and the Croix de Charité. In 1939, he graduated from Sofia University, Bulgaria, with a degree of Doctor of Law. He was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and published the book "Biographical Essays, 1790-1890" (1936).

In 1920, he married Beatrice Ethel May Greig (1890–1961). He died on March 31, 1945, in Dorchester, England.