Edward Foley (1676–1747)
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Edward Foley was the second son of Thomas Foley
of Great Witley
. He represented the Borough Constituency of Droitwich
from 1701 to 1711, when appointed Receiver of the Duties on Hides and Skins. He again represented Droitwich from 1732 to 1741. Foley died of an infection in his foot in 1747, leaving no children.
Thomas Foley (c. 1641–1701)
Thomas Foley was the eldest son of the ironmaster Thomas Foley. He succeeded his father to the Great Witley estate, including Witley Court, in 1677....
of Great Witley
Great Witley
Great Witley is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the northwest of the county of Worcestershire, England...
. He represented the Borough Constituency of Droitwich
Droitwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Droitwich was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of England in 1295, and again from 1554, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918...
from 1701 to 1711, when appointed Receiver of the Duties on Hides and Skins. He again represented Droitwich from 1732 to 1741. Foley died of an infection in his foot in 1747, leaving no children.