DOYLE, SIR FRANCIS HASTINGS CHARLES, 2ND BARONET (1810-1888), man of letters, the son of Sir F. H.
Doyle, chairman of the board of excise, was born at Nunappleton, Yorkshire. Doyle published several volumes of verse, and was a fellow of All Souls and professor of poetry at Oxford from 1867 to 1877. He also held various positions in the customs depart ment. Doyle is remembered for a few spirited pieces, among them "The Loss of the Birkenhead" and "The Private of the Buffs." See his Reminiscences and Opinions (1886) .