HARLEY, Edward (1664-1735), of Eywood, Herefs.

Family and Education

b. 7 June 1664, 2nd s. of Sir Edward Harley* by his 2nd w., and bro. of Robert Harley*. educ. Shilton, Oxon. (Samuel Birch) 1671–c.81; ?Newington Green, Mdx. (Charles Morton) 1681–2; M. Temple 1682, called 1688; L. Inn 1698, bencher 1710. m. 5 or 15 Sept. 1698 (with £6,000), Sarah (d. 1721), da. of Thomas Foley I*, sis. of Edward*, Richard* and Thomas Foley III*, 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 1da. HMC Portland, iii. 319–21, 362–3, 369; A. G. Matthews, Calamy Revised, 56–57, 356; Add. 70199, extracts from Brampton Bryan par. reg., Harley ped. pprs.; 61899, f. 30; Harley mss at Brampton Bryan, marriage settlement.

Offices Held

Recorder, Leominster 1692–1732; freeman, Ludlow 1701. G. N. F. Townsend, Town and Bor. of Leominster, 175, 292; cf. CSP Dom. 1696, p. 144; Salop RO, Ludlow bor. recs. min. bk. 1690–1712 (unfol.).

Commr. taking subscriptions to land bank 1696, S. Sea Co. 1711; dir. S. Sea Co. 1711–15. Pittis, Present Parl. 350; J. Carswell, S. Sea Bubble, 279.

Jt. auditor of imprests 1703–d. Cal. Treas. Bks. xviii. 111–12; Cal. Treas. Bks. and Pprs. 1735–8, p. 249.

Parlimentarian

HARLEY, Edward (1664-1735), of Eywood, Herefs.

Main residence: Eywood, Herefs.

Author

D.W.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

HARLEY, Edward (1664-1735)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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