Constituency Dates
Droitwich 30 Jan. 1805 – 07
Herefordshire 1807 – 1818
Droitwich 16 Feb. 1819 – 11 Jan. 1822
Family and Education
b. 19 July 1778, o.s. of Hon. Andrew Foley† of Newport House and Elizabeth, da. and h. of Boulter Tomlinson of Cheltenham, Glos.& educ. Westminster 1795; Christ Church, Oxf. 1796; L. Inn 1800.& unm. & suc. fa. 1818.& d. 11 Jan. 1822.
Offices Held

Capt. Herefs. militia 1803, maj. 1804, lt.-col. 1805.

Address
Main residence: Newport House, Almeley, Herefs.
biography text

In 1819 Foley had resumed his seat for Droitwich on the family interest, headed since 1793 by his cousin the 3rd baron, filling the vacancy caused by the death of his father the previous year. Like him he was a zealous Whig. At the 1820 general election he and another of Lord Foley’s cousins were returned unopposed.1 Berrow’s Worcester Jnl. 2 Mar. 1820. Foley had been seriously ill in 1818, and a relapse may account for his absenteeism during this period, when he is not known to have voted or spoken in debate. He died at Newport House in January 1822.2 Gent. Mag. (1822), i. 93. By his will, dated 19 Oct. 1820 and proved under £12,000, he directed that all residue should pass to his sister Anna and brother William ‘after my debts are paid’, but he was declared ‘insolvent’.3 PROB 11/1658/315; IR26/905/481.

Author
R.M.H.
P.J.S.
Volume
Commons 1820-1832
Notes
  • 1. Berrow’s Worcester Jnl. 2 Mar. 1820.
  • 2. Gent. Mag. (1822), i. 93.
  • 3. PROB 11/1658/315; IR26/905/481.