Robert Harley (died 1673)
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Sir Robert Harley FRS (6 April 1626 - 6 November 1673) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1647 to 1648 and in 1660.
Harley was the son of Sir Robert Harley and his third wife Brilliana, the daughter of Edward Conway, 1st Viscount Conway
. He was educated privately under Mr Simons. He served in the Parliamentary Army from 1643 to 1647. He was appointed Steward of the King's Manor or lordship of Cantref Moelynaidd, and of the boroughs of Knighton and Presteign, Radnorshire.
In 1647, Harley was elected Member of Parliament
for Radnor
in the Long Parliament
. He was excluded under Pride's Purge
in 1648 and imprisoned by the Army as Major Robert Harley on 6 December 1648.
In 1660, Harley was elected MP for |Radnor in the Convention Parliament. He was re-appointed to his stewardship of the Kings Manors in 1660, remaining in post until his death. He was Colonel of a regiment at Dunkirk in December 1661 and was knighted in the 1660s.He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in August 1661. From 1663 to 1664 he was Keeper of the Seals of Barbados and from 1670 to 1671 he was receiver of fee-farm rents for Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire.
Harley died at the age of 47 and was buried at Brampton Bryan
.
Harley married married Edith Hinton, widow of Thomas Hinton of Hayton, Shropshire and daughter of Thomas Pembrugge of Wellington. He was the brother of Sir Edward Harley.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
from 1647 to 1648 and in 1660.
Harley was the son of Sir Robert Harley and his third wife Brilliana, the daughter of Edward Conway, 1st Viscount Conway
Edward Conway, 1st Viscount Conway
Edward Conway, 1st Viscount Conway PC was an English soldier and statesman.-Life:He was the son and heir of Sir John Conway of Arrow, and his wife Ellen or Eleanor, daughter of Sir Fulke Greville of Beauchamp's Court, Warwickshire....
. He was educated privately under Mr Simons. He served in the Parliamentary Army from 1643 to 1647. He was appointed Steward of the King's Manor or lordship of Cantref Moelynaidd, and of the boroughs of Knighton and Presteign, Radnorshire.
In 1647, Harley was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Radnor
Radnor (UK Parliament constituency)
Radnor or New Radnor was a constituency in Wales between 1542 and 1885; it elected one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliaments of England , Great Britain and the United Kingdom , by the first past the post electoral...
in the Long Parliament
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
. He was excluded under Pride's Purge
Pride's Purge
Pride’s Purge is an event in December 1648, during the Second English Civil War, when troops under the command of Colonel Thomas Pride forcibly removed from the Long Parliament all those who were not supporters of the Grandees in the New Model Army and the Independents...
in 1648 and imprisoned by the Army as Major Robert Harley on 6 December 1648.
In 1660, Harley was elected MP for |Radnor in the Convention Parliament. He was re-appointed to his stewardship of the Kings Manors in 1660, remaining in post until his death. He was Colonel of a regiment at Dunkirk in December 1661 and was knighted in the 1660s.He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in August 1661. From 1663 to 1664 he was Keeper of the Seals of Barbados and from 1670 to 1671 he was receiver of fee-farm rents for Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire.
Harley died at the age of 47 and was buried at Brampton Bryan
Brampton Bryan
Brampton Bryan is a small village and civil parish situated in north Herefordshire, England close to the Shropshire and Welsh borders.Brampton Bryan lies mid-way between Leintwardine and Knighton on the A4113 road. The village has had a complex history and its buildings reflect this...
.
Harley married married Edith Hinton, widow of Thomas Hinton of Hayton, Shropshire and daughter of Thomas Pembrugge of Wellington. He was the brother of Sir Edward Harley.