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HARLEY, Robert I (1626-73), of Walford, Herefs.

Family and Education
b. 6 Apr. 1626, 2nd surv. s. of Sir Robert Harley, and bro. of Edward Harley. educ. privately (Mr Simons). m. 8 Feb. 1671, Edith, da. of Thomas Pembrugge of Wellington, wid. of Thomas Hinton of Hayton, Salop, s.p. Kntd. 19 Nov. 1660.Letters of Lady Brilliana Harley (Cam. Soc. lviii), 11, 74; C. J. Robinson, Mansions and Manors of Herefs. 285; HMC Portland, iii. 320; Aubrey, Brief Lives, i. 288.
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Cornet (parliamentary) 1643; capt. of arquebusquiers 1643 – 44, maj. 1644 – 47; lt. of horse Feb. – May 1660, col. July 1660–2.HMC Portland, iii. 114, 229; viii. 12; CSP Dom. 1644–5, p. 131; BL Loan 29/84, certificate of Sir William Waller, Cal. Treas. Bks. i. 597.

Commr. for assessment, Herefs. and S. Wales 1647, Rad. 1648, Herefs. and Hereford Jan. 1660, Herefs. and Rad. Aug. 1660, Rad. 1661 – 63, 1665 – d.; j.p. Herefs. Mar. – July 1660, Rad. Mar. 1660 – d.; steward of crown manors, Rad. July – Aug. 1660, 1672 – d.; keeper of the seals and c.j. of the revenue court, Barbados 1663 – 64; receiver of fee-farm rents, Herefs., Worcs. and Staffs. 1670–1.CJ, vi. 400; CSP Dom. 1660–1, pp. 140, 210, 398, 1671, p. 14, HMC Portland, viii. 8; BL Loan 29/180, f. 23.

Gent. of the privy chamber 1672–d.Carlisle, Privy Chamber, 190.

FRS 1663 – d.

Main residence: Walford, Herefs.
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Commons 1660-1690
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HARLEY, Robert I (1626-73)

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Oxford 1644
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HARLEY, Robert II (1661-1724), of Brampton Bryan, Herefs.

Family and Education
b. 5 Dec. 1661, 1st s. of Edward Harley. educ. Shilton, Oxon. (Mr Birch) 1671-80; Sherwood Street Academy, London (M. Foubert) 1680-1; M. Temple 1682. m. (1) 14 May 1685, Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Foley I of Witley Court, Worcs., 2s. (1 d.v.p.), 2da.; (2) 4 Oct. 1694, Sarah, da. of Simon Middleton of Edmonton, Mdx., s.p. suc. fa. 1700; cr. Earl of Oxford 23 May 1711; KG 26 Oct. 1712.Dorm. and Ext. Peerages, 265.
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Major of militia ft. Herefs. Dec. 1688-at least 1694, commr. for assessment Herefs. 1689 – 90, Salop 1690, sheriff Mar. – Nov. 1689; steward of crown manors, Rad. 1691 – 1714; dep. lt. Herefs. by 1694 – ?1714, Rad. by 1701 – ?14; custos rot. Rad. 1702 – 14; j.p. Herefs. by 1702 – 14; steward, Sherwood Forest 1712–14.HMC Portland, iii. 361, 492; CSP Dom. 1696, pp. 488–9.

Commr. for public accounts 1691 – 97; sec. of state (north) 1704 – 08; PC 27 Apr. 1704 – May 1708, 13 Aug. 1710 – Sept. 1714; commr. for union with Scotland 1706; chancellor of the Exchequer 1710 – 11; ld. treas. 1711–14.

FRS 1712.

Speaker of House of Commons 10 Feb. 1701 – 5 Apr. 1705.

Main residence: Brampton Bryan, Herefs.
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Commons 1660-1690
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HARLEY, Robert II (1661-1724)

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Oxford 1644
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HARRINGTON, Thomas (1635-at least 1690), of Boothby Pagnell, Lincs.

Family and Education
bap. 9 Dec. 1635, 1st s. of John Harrington of Boothby Pagnell by Esther, da. of Sir Henry Gibbs of Honington, Warws. educ. travelled abroad (France) 1655-7. m. by 1664, Eleanor, 1da. suc. fa. by 1657.Lincs. AO, Boothby Pagnell par. reg.; Lincs. Peds.(Harl. Soc. li), 462; Add. 34015, f. 101.
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Commr. for assessment, Lincs. (Kesteven) Sept. 1660–3, 1665 – 80, enclosures, Deeping fen 1665; receiver of taxes, Lincs. 1677 – 78, sheriff 1677 – 78, capt. of militia horse by 1680, dep. lt. 1680 – 89; alderman, Grantham 1685-Oct. 1688.Cal. Treas. Bks. v. 616; G. H. Martin, Grantham Charters, 178, 226.

Capt. indep. tp. 1685, 4 Dgn. Gds. 1687-Dec. 1688.

Main residence: Boothby Pagnell, Lincs.
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Commons 1660-1690
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HARRINGTON, Thomas (1635-at least 1690)

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Oxford 1644
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HARDRES, Thomas (c.1610-81), of Canterbury, Kent and Gray’s Inn.

Family and Education
b. c. 1610, 4th s. of Sir Thomas Hardres (d.1628) of Upper Hardres by Eleanor, da. and h. of Henry Thoresby of Thoresby, Yorks. educ. Staple Inn; G. Inn 1629, called 1636, ancient 1654. m. (1) lic. 21 Sept. 1639, Dorcas (d.1643), da. and h. of George Bargrave of Bridge, Kent, 1s. 1da.; (2) by 1651, Philadelphia (d.1690), da. of James Franklyn of Maidstone, Kent, wid. of Peter Manwood of Sandwich, Kent, 5s. (1 d.v.p.), 1da. Kntd. 17 May 1676.DNB; Dorm. and Ext. Baronetcies, 242; Canterbury Mar. Lic. ii. 454; Canterbury Cathedral Reg. (Harl. Soc. Reg. ii), 122, 128; St. George’s Canterbury Par. Reg. 38-39; PCC 125 Evelyn; W. Boys, Sandwich, 246.
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Steward, manor of Lambeth 1649 – d.; bencher, G. Inn 1659, reader 1663, treas. 1666 – 68; j.p. Kent July 1660 – d.; commr. for assessment, Canterbury Aug. 1660–1, Kent 1661 – 63, Kent and Canterbury 1663 – 80, sewers, E. Kent Sept. 1660; freeman, Canterbury 1661, common councilman 1662 – d., recorder 1664 – 75, 1675 – d.; commr. for recusants, Kent 1675; steward of Chancery court, Cinque Ports ?1679 – d.; chairman of quarter sessions, Kent by 1680–d.C181/7/57; Roll of Freemen ed. Cowper, 318; J. B. Jones, Annals of Dover, 346; CSP Dom. 1682, p. 283.

Serjeant-at-law 1669, King’s serjeant 1676–d.H. W. Woolryche, Eminent Serjeants, 401.

Main residences: Canterbury, Kent; Gray's Inn.
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Commons 1660-1690
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HARDRES, Thomas (c.1610-81)

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Oxford 1644
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HARE, Henry, 2nd Baron Coleraine [I] (1636-1708), of Longford Castle, Wilts. and Bruce Castle, Tottenham, Mdx.

Family and Education
bap. 21 Apr. 1636, 1st s. of Hugh, 1st Baron Coleraine [I], of Totteridge, Herts. and Longford Castle by Lady Lucy Montagu, da. of Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester. m. (1) Constantia, da. of Sir Richard Lucy, 1st Bt., of Broxbourne, Herts., 2s. d.v.p. 1da.; (2) lic. 17 July 1682, Sarah (d. 2 Nov. 1692), da. and coh. of Sir Edward Alston, FRCP, of Great St. Helens, London, wid. of George Grimston of Gorhambury, Herts., and of Lord John Seymour, 4th Duke of Somerset, s.p.; (3) 4 Aug. 1696, Elizabeth, da. of John Portman, Goldsmith, of the Unicorn, Lombard St., London, wid. of Robert Reade of Cheshunt, Herts., s.p. suc. fa. 2 Oct. 1667.Foster, London Mar. Lic. 1121; London Vis. Peds. (Harl. Soc. xcii), 112.
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J.p. Herts. ?1667 – 80, Mdx. and Wilts. by 1680–?d.; dep. lt. Wilts. 1668 – June 1688, Oct. 1688 – d., Herts. by 1670 – 80, Mdx. 1697 – d.; commr. for assessment, Wilts. 1673 – 80, 1689, Mdx. 1689 – 90; freeman, Salisbury 1683.CSP Dom. 1667–8, p. 608; 1697, p. 22; Hoare, Wilts. Salisbury, 478.

Gent. of privy chamber 1668–85.Carlisle, Privy Chamber, 181.

Main residences: Longford Castle, Wilts.; Bruce Castle, Tottenham, Mdx.
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Commons 1660-1690
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HARE, Henry (1636-1708)

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