About Robert Harley
Lived 1706 – 1774 (aged 67–68). Robert Harley was a politician.
Robert Harley (c. 1706 – 15 March 1774) was a British Member of Parliament.
Early life and education 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.
Career 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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Who was Robert Harley?
British politician; (1706-1774)
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Robert Harley was born in 1706.
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Robert Harley died in 1774.
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Robert Harley was a politician.
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