Lord Robert Harley [78]

  Birth Notes:

Bow Street,

  Noted events in his life were:

• School: Shilton, , Oxfordshire, England.

• Occupation: Member of House of Commons for Tregony, 1689 Apr, Tregony, Cornwall, England.

• Other: involved in the establishment of the National Land Bank, 1696, England, United Kingdom.

• Occupation: Speaker of the House of Commons, 1701 Feb 11-1705, England, United Kingdom.

• Occupation: Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1710, England, United Kingdom.

• Occupation: Baron Harley, of Wigmore, 1711 May 24, England, United Kingdom.

• Occupation: Earl of Oxford, 1711 May 24, England, United Kingdom.

• Occupation: Earl of Mortimer, 1711 May 24, England, United Kingdom.

• Occupation: Lord High Treasurer of England, 1711 May 29, England, United Kingdom.

• Conviction: High Treason by House of Lords, 1715 Jun 10, Tower Of London, London, Middlesex, England.

• Imprisoned, 1715 Jul 16-1717 Jul 1, Tower Of London, London, Middlesex, England.

• Acquitted: public trial by Peers, 1717 Jul 1, England, United Kingdom.

• Other: Owner of Oxford Dun Arabian racehorse.

Robert married Edith Foley [9508] [MRIN: 3648], daughter of Thomas Foley [9511] and Elizabeth Ashe [9512], on 1685 May 14 in Witley Court, Worcestershire, England. (Edith Foley [9508] was born about 1663 in Witley Court, Worcestershire, England and died on 1691 Nov 30.)

Robert next married Sarah Middleton [2809] [MRIN: 8], daughter of Simon Middleton [9510] and UNKNOWN [18495], on 1694 Oct 4 in <England>.¹ (Sarah Middleton [2809] was born about 1665 in Hackney, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom and died ???? Jun ??.)

  Marriage Notes:

Not married. Child of sister of Sarah Middleton.

Robert next had a relationship with Middleton [20434] [MRIN: 7728], daughter of Simon Middleton [9510] and UNKNOWN [18495].

  Marriage Notes:

It is beleived that Thomas may be the son of Lord Robert Harley and his wife's sister from a now lost diary (possibly Elizabeth's Harley's). There is also a Thomas Harley on the willof Lord Robert. However, there is no more solid proof that this is the correct Thomas or that Elizabeth was correct.