Robert Harley (c. 1706 – 1774)

For other people with the same name, see Robert Harley.

Robert Harley around 1770 by Thomas Gainsborough

Robert Harley (c. 1706 – 15 March 1774) was a British Member of Parliament.

He was born a younger son of Edward Harley (1664–1735) and his wife Sarah, daughter of Thomas Foley. His elder brother was Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford. He was educated at Westminster School (c. 1715–1719) and at Christ Church, Oxford. he studied law at Lincoln's Inn from 1724 and was called to the bar in 1730.[1]

He was Recorder of Leominster from 1732 to his death and of Tewkesbury from 1756 to 1760 and from 1764 to his death.

He served as Member of Parliament for Leominster on two occasions (1734–1741 and 1742–1747) and for Droitwich from 1754 to his death.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "HARLEY, Robert (?1706-74)". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

* Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
* Burkes Peerage (1851 edition)

Parliament of Great Britain

Preceded by

Viscount Bateman
Sir George Caswall

|  Member of Parliament for Leominster
1734–1741
With:  Sir George Caswall | Succeeded by

John Caswall
Capel Hanbury

Preceded by

John Caswall
Capel Hanbury

|  Member of Parliament for Leominster
1742–1747
With:  Capel Hanbury | Succeeded by

Sir Robert de Cornwall
James Peachey

Preceded by

Edwin Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys
Francis Winnington

|  Member of Parliament for Droitwich
1754–1774
With:  Thomas Foley, later Lord Foley (1754-68)
Edward Foley (1768-74)  | Succeeded by

Edward Foley
Andrew Foley

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