Robert_Harley_(d._1774)

Robert Harley (c. 1706 – 1774)

British Member of Parliament

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

Robert Harley around 1770 by Thomas Gainsborough

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.

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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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