Edward Harley (1664–1735)

Edward Harley (1664–1735)

Edward Harley (7 June 166430 August 1735) of Eywood, Titley, Herefordshire was the second son of Edward Harley and younger brother of Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer. He married Sarah Foley, a daughter of Thomas Foley. Their eldest son (Edward) succeeded as 3rd earl on the death of Robert's son Edward, the 2nd earl, without male issue. Their second son was Robert Harley, Recorder of Leominster and twice member of Parliament for that town.

He represented Droitwich in Parliament from 1695 to 1698, after which he was a member for Leominster, almost continuously until 1722.

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*"Burke's Peerage" (1851 edition).


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