Edward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer
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Preceded byThomas Foley
Velters Cornewall
Velters Cornewall
Succeeded bySir John Morgan, Bt
Velters Cornewall
Velters Cornewall
BornEdward Harley
2 September 1726
2 September 1726
Westminster, London
Died11 October 1790 (aged 64)
Brampton Bryan Hall, Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire
The Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Lord Oxford by Sir Thomas Lawrence, c. 1790 | |
| Member of Parliament for Herefordshire | |
| In office 1747–1755 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Foley Velters Cornewall |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Morgan, Bt Velters Cornewall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Harley 2 September 1726 Westminster, London |
| Died | 11 October 1790 (aged 64) Brampton Bryan Hall, Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Susannah Archer
(after 1751) |
| Relations | John Harley (brother) Thomas Harley (brother) William Morgan (grandfather) |
| Parent(s) | Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer Martha Morgan |
| Education | Westminster School |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Edward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, FRS (2 September 1726 – 11 October 1790), styled Lord Harley from 1741 to 1755, was a British peer and Tory politician.[1]
Harley was the eldest son of Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer and Martha Morgan, daughter of Welsh politician William Morgan. His two younger brothers were John Harley, Dean of Windsor and then Bishop of Hereford; and the politician Thomas Harley, who was Lord Mayor of London and also sat in Parliament.[2]
He was educated at Westminster School between 1735 and 1744; and then Christ Church, Oxford, graduating with a Doctor of Civil Law in 1748.[3]
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