Edward Harley (1726 - 1790)

Born 2 Sep 1726 in Westminster, Middlesex, England

Ancestors

Died 11 Oct 1790 at age 64 in Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire, England

Biography

Edward Harley was born in Westminster, Middlesex, England.

Lord Edward Harley was a member of the aristocracy in England.

Edward Harley is Notable.

Edward Harley, named after his father, was the son and heir of Edward Harley 3rd Earl of Oxford, Earl Mortimer, and Martha Morgan-Harley daughter of Welsh Politian, William Morgan.
He was born on the 2nd September, 1726 at Westminster, London, England.

He was destined to succeed his father in the Peerage titles and lands held by the Harley family at Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire, England. To this end, he was educated at Westminster School (1735–44); and then Christ Church, Oxford, graduating with a Doctor of Civil Law in 1748. ^[1]

Lord Harley from 1741 to 1755, was a British peer and Tory politician.

1751, he married heiress Susannah Archer, daughter of William Archer,

He had no children, his titles passed to his nephew Edward Harley.

Lord Edward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford, Earl Mortimer and Baron Harley, to give him his full title, died on the 11th October, 1790 and was buried on the 21st October, 1790 at Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire, England.^[2]

List of the Earls of Oxford and Earls Mortimer

• Robert Harley MP KG (1661-1724) 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer
  
• Edward Harley (bef. 1689 - 1741) 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer. He died without issue, so the title passed down to his cousin,
  
• Edward Harley (1699 - 1755) 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer. son of Edward Harley and Sarah (Foley) Harley.
  
• Edward Harley (1726 - 1790) 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer. He died without issue, so his titles passed to his brother, John Walpole Harley's son, (the current profile).
  
• Edward Harley 5th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer(1773-1848) ^[3]

married Jane Elizabeth Scott in 1794. She was the daughter of Reverend James Scott, M.A., Vicar of Itchen Stoke in Hampshire. ^[4]

• Alfred Harley 6th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer ^[5]

SPACE: HARLEY GENEALOGY 1579 to 1798 (https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Space:HARLEY_GENEALOGY)

Sources

1. ↑ "Education of Edward Harley" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Harley,_4th_Earl_of_Oxford_and_Earl_Mortimer) Citing: Wikipedia contributors, "Edward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward_Harley,_4th_Earl_of_Oxford_and_Earl_Mortimer&oldid=943871553 (accessed March 28, 2020).
2. ↑ "Burial Entry" Edward Harley 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, Baron Harley of Wigmore (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7B2H-JHN2) was buried on 21 Oct, 1790 at Herefordshire, England. Citing this Record: "England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7B2H-JHN2 : 2 November 2019), Edward Earl Of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, Baron Harley Of Wigmore, 1790. Accessed 29 March, 2020
3. ↑ Edward Harley, 5th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer - (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Harley,_5th_Earl_of_Oxford_and_Earl_Mortimer) citing: Wikipedia contributors, "Edward Harley (1664–1735)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward_Harley_(1664%E2%80%931735)&oldid=900702681) (accessed March 21, 2020).
4. ↑ Countess Jane Elizabeth Harley nee Scott (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Harley,_Countess_of_Oxford_and_Countess_Mortimer) citing: Wikipedia contributors, "Jane Harley, Countess of Oxford and Countess Mortimer," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jane_Harley,_Countess_of_Oxford_and_Countess_Mortimer&oldid=939576456 (accessed March 21, 2020).
5. ↑ Alfred Harley 6th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Harley,_6th_Earl_of_Oxford_and_Earl_Mortimer) citing: Wikipedia contributors, "Alfred Harley, 6th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alfred_Harley,_6th_Earl_of_Oxford_and_Earl_Mortimer&oldid=942909664 (accessed March 21, 2020).

See also for clues:

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p34641.htm#i346410