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b. 6 or 9 Apr. 1626, 2nd surv. s. of Sir Robert Harley* and 3rd w. Brilliana, da. of Sir Edward Conway †, 1st Visct. Conway; bro. of Edward Harley*.Aubrey, Brief Lives, i. 288; Brilliana Harley Letters, p. xx. educ. privately (Richard Symonds, Mr Ballam, William Voyle).J. Eales, Puritans and Roundheads (Cambridge, 1990), 28-9. m. 8 Feb. 1671, Edith, da. of Thomas Pembrugge of Wellington, wid. of Thomas Hinton of Hayton, Salop, s.p.Brampton Bryan par. reg.; HMC Portland, iii. 320. Kntd. 19 Nov. 1660.Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 232. d. 16 Nov. 1673.Aubrey, Brief Lives, i. 288; Brilliana Harley Letters, p. xlix.
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Military: cornet (parlian.), tp. of Edward Harley, regt. of Sir William Waller* by Aug. 1643.HMC Portland, iii. 113 Capt. of dragoons, Gloucester garrison, Oct. 1644; maj. by 21 Sept. 1644–5. Feb. – May 1660HMC Portland, iii. 127, 128. Gov. Monmouth Nov. 1644. Feb. – May 1660HMC Portland, iii. 130. Maj. Western Assoc. brigade of Edward Massie*, May 1645–7. Feb. – May 1660HMC Portland, iii. 138. Lt. of horse,, capt. of ft. Apr. 1660;Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. i. 56; Add. 70007, f. 76; HMC Portland, viii. 12. col. of horse and ft. Dunkirk and Tangier 12 July 1660–23 Oct. 1662.HMC Portland, iii. 229; Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. i. pp. xxxvi, 100; CTB i. 597.

Local: commr. assessment, Rad. 16 Feb. 1648, 1 June 1660, 1661, 1664, 1672; Herefs. 17 Apr. 1648, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660; Hereford 26 Jan., 1 June 1660;A. and O.; An Ordinance...for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6); CJ v. 533a; vii. 821b;LJ x. 206a; SR. sequestration, Herefs. 19 Apr. 1648;CJ v. 536a; LJ x. 211a. Herefs. militia, 23 May 1648;LJ x. 277a. militia, Herefs., Rad. 2 Dec. 1648, 12 Mar. 1660. Mar. – bef.Oct. 1660A. and O.; CJ v. 533a, 536a; vii. 821b; An Ordinance...for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6); SR. J.p. Herefs.; Rad. by Oct. 1660–d.A Perfect List (1660); Justices of the Peace ed. Phillips, 337–8. Steward, crown manors, Rad. July-Aug. 1660, 1672–d.HMC Portland, viii. 8. Commr. poll tax, Herefs., Rad. 1660.SR. Recvr. of fee farm rents, Herefs., Worcs. and Staffs. 1670–1.HMC Portland, viii. 8.

Colonial: kpr. of seals and c.j. of revenue ct. Barbados 5 June 1663-Feb. 1664.HMC Portland, iii. 273, 281.

Academic: FRS, 1663–d.E.S. de Beer, ‘Earliest Fellows of the Royal Soc.’, Notes and Recs. vii. 182.

Court: gent. of privy chamber, 1672–d.N. Carlisle, Privy Chamber (1829), 189.

Parlimentarian
HARLEY, Robert I (1626-73), of Walford, Herefs.
: of Brampton Bryan and Herefs., Walford.
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Commons 1640-1660
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HARLEY, Robert (1626-73), of Brampton Bryan and Walford, Herefs.

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