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Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (2 June 1689 – 16 June 1741) was an English Tory politician and peer who sat in the House of Commons of ...
إدوارد هارلي<br>(Edward Harley)

إدوارد هارلي (Edward Harley)

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A devout Puritan who fought for Parliament in the First English Civil War, Harley belonged to the moderate Presbyterian faction, which opposed the involvement of the New Model Army in the peace negotiations that followed victory in 1646.
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Edward Harley entered Christ Church, Oxford in 1707 and succeeded to the title as 2nd Earl of Oxford in 1724. He was a patron of Pope, Swift, Prior and Vertue.
Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer and Baron Harley of Wigmore is buried in the vault of the Duke of Newcastle in Westminster Abbey.
He died on 16 June 1741, and was buried with his wife's family in Westminster Abbey. According to Swift, he left 'many books, many manuscripts, and no money.
Edward Harley (1689-1741) was a great patron of the arts and a book collector. With the assistance of Humfrey Wanley, he expanded the celebrated library.
High steward, Cambridge 1728-d.; gov. Foundling Hospital 1739. Biography. The friend of Swift, Pope, and Prior, connoisseur, antiquarian, and collector of books ...
Biography: The great collector of books and manuscripts, who in 1724 inherited and developed his father Robert's collection.
Ed has an international transactional yacht law practice. He has a significant amount of experience representing yacht owners covering a broad range of issues.
Edward Harley, son of Robert, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, married well to the only daughter and heir of the 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, ...