FOLEY, Thomas II (c.1670-1737), of Russell Street, Westminster, and Stoke Edith, Herefs.

Family and Education

b. c. 1670, 1st s. of Paul Foley I*, and bro. of Paul Foley II*. educ. at home (Chewning Blackmore, ?Joshua Oldfield); I. Temple 1678; Pembroke, Oxf. matric. 16 Oct. 1685, aged 15. m. 12 July 1688, his 1st cos. Anne, da. and h. of Essex Knightley of Fawsley, Northants., 1s. 2da. suc. fa. 1699. Vis. Worcs. ed. Metcalfe, 47; Mar. Lic. Vicar-Gen. (Harl. Soc. xxi), 68; D. R. Lacey, Dissent and Parlty. Pol. 1661–89, pp. 395, 398; W. R. Urwick, Nonconformity in Worcester, 91; DNB (Oldfield, Joshua); A. G. Matthews, Calamy Revised, 373.

Offices Held

Freeman, Bewdley 1704. Birmingham Univ. Hist. Jnl. i. 122.

Commr. for taking subscriptions to S. Sea Co. 1711, for building 50 new churches 1712–15. Pittis, Present Parl. 349; E. G. W. Bill, Queen Anne Churches, p. xxiii.

Ld. of Trade 1712– Aug. 1713; jt. auditor of imprests Aug. 1713–d. Boyer, Pol. State, v. 389; Cal. Treas. Bks. xxviii. 318; Cal. Treas. Bks. and Pprs. 1735–8, p. 620.

Parlimentarian

FOLEY, Thomas (?1670-1737), of Stoke Edith Court, Herefs.

Main residences: Russell Street, Westminster; Stoke Edith, Herefs.

Author

D.W.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

FOLEY, Thomas II (c.1670-1737)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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