Family and Education
b. c. 1645, 2nd s. of Thomas Foley I, and bro. of Philip Foley and Thomas Foley II. educ. Magdalen Hall, Oxf. matric. 19 June 1662, aged 17; I. Temple 1662, called 1669. m. lic. 25 Mar. 1668, Mary, da. of John Lane, Clothworker, of Lawrence Pountney Lane London, 2s.Vis. Worcs. ed. Metcalfe, 47; J. R. Woodhead, Rulers of London, 105.
Offices Held
Member, Society of Mines Royal 1666, asst. 1667 – 78; member, Society of Mineral and Battery Works 1666, asst. 1673 – 87; commr. for public accounts 1691–7.
Commr. for assessment, Glos. and Herefs. 1673–80 Hereford 1679–80, Herefs. and Hereford 1689 – 90, I. Temple 1690; freeman, Bewdley 1673; j.p. Herefs. 1675 – 80, Mar. 1688 – d.; bencher, I. Temple 1687; dep. Lt. Herefs. 1689–d.
Speaker of House of Commons 14 Mar. 1695 – 7 July 1698.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Stoke Edith, Herefs.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title
FOLEY, Paul (c.1645-99)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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