FOLEY, Paul (c.1645-99), of Stoke Edith, Herefs.

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.BL Loan 16; Cal. Treas. Bks. ix. 1080; xii. 266.

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.Univ. Birmingham Hist. Jnl. i. 109.

Speaker of House of Commons 14 Mar. 1695 – 7 July 1698.

Parlimentarian

FOLEY, Paul (c.1645-99), of Stoke Edith, Herefs.

Main residence: Stoke Edith, Herefs.

Author

E.R.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

FOLEY, Paul (c.1645-99)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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