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The 1st earl's only son, EDWARD HARLEY (1689 - 1741), 2nd earl, a friend of Pope and other men of letters, was Member of Parliament for Radnor borough from 1711 till 1715, when he was defeated by Thomas Lewis of Harpton. He took little part in public life, but made many additions to his father's library - his widow sold it to the nation in 1753.
Edward Harley may refer to: Edward Harley (Parliamentarian) (1624–1700) of Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire. Edward Harley (1664–1735), MP for Droitwich 1695–1698 and later for Leominster. Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (1689–1741), son of Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer. Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of ...
Edward Harley entered Christ Church, Oxford in 1707 and succeeded to the title as 2nd Earl of Oxford in 1724. He was a patron of Pope , Swift , Prior and Vertue . His great library, started by his father and described by Samuel Johnson as excelling any offered for sale, was dispersed in 1742, but the celebrated (Harleian) manuscripts were bought for the British Museum in 1753 from the dowager ...
15 de abr. de 2020 · Congratulations to Edward Harley (OBE, DL) on today being announced as the new Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire. The position, once responsible for organising the local militia, is now an honorary title for the monarch’s local representative. Harley replaces The Dowager Countess of Darnley upon her retirement in September. “I am delighted to know that our next […]
19 de jun. de 2023 · Edward Harley, the Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire, lives in Bucknell, has an SY postcode and was given a CBE in the King's Birthday Honours to add to his OBE. "It was very flattering and I am ...
Sir Edward Harley (21 October 1624 – 8 December 1700) was an English politician from Herefordshire. A devout Puritan who fought for Parliament in the First English Civil War, Harley belonged to the moderate Presbyterian faction, which opposed the involvement of the New Model Army in the peace negotiations that followed victory in 1646.
10 de oct. de 2016 · New Trustee Edward Harley. 10 Oct 2016. The Prime Minister's office today annouced that Edward Harley has been appointed a member of The Churches Conservation Trust’s (CCT) board of trustees, by appointment of Her Majesty the Queen and on the advice of the Archbishops of the Church of England. Mr Harley is currently chairman of the Heritage ...
