Charles Boyle

Charles Boyle (1838–April 30, 1919) was a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame owner and trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses who was a four-time winner of the Queen's Plate, the oldest continuously run race in North America. He was also known for his influence as a breeder, particularly after he imported the stallion Havoc into Canada where he sired four Plate winners. Boyle was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2001.

In 1871, Boyle and his family have moved to Woodstock, Ontario where he died on April 30, 1919. Charles and wife Martha are buried in the Woodstock Presbyterian Cemetery along with their son Joseph, who died in 1923.Joseph was originally buried in England but his remains were brought back to Woodstock in 1983 to be interred with his parents.