Edward Harley ( 1624 - 1700 )

Birth: Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire, England, Europe (21 October 1624) Baptism: Brampton Bryam, Herefordshire, England, Europe (24 October 1624) Death: Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire, England, Europe (8 December 1700) Education: Shrewsbury School; Gloucester School; Magdalen Hall, Oxford (matriculated 1638); Lincoln's Inn Career: Captain of a troop of horse in the Parliamentary Army (1642); Colonel of a regiment of foot; wounded twice; Governor of Monmouth (1644); Governor of Canon Frome, near Hereford (1645); General of Horse for the counties of Hereford and Radnor (1646); MP for Herefordshire (1646, 1656, 1660, 1679, 1681, 1689, 1693, 1695); imprisoned by the Army for supporting the King (1650); Member of the Council of state (1659); Governor of Dunkirk (1660-1661); MP for Radnor (1661); Custos Rotulorum for Herefordshire (1660), Radnor (1660-1682); Deputy Lieutenant of Herefordshire (1660-1682), Herefordshire and Radnor (1689-death); Governor of Worcester (1688) Honours: KB 1660 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 22/07/1663 Proposers: Sir Robert Harley (15 July 1663) Date of ejection/withdrawal: 22/07/1685 Committee appointments include: Mechanical Committee (1664) Committee for Agriculture [Georgical] (1664) Other RSActivity: Placed on list of names to be left out due to non-payment of arrears.