Edward Foley (16 March 1747 – 22 June 1803) was the second son of Thomas, 1st Lord Foley.
Like his brother, he was profligate with the great family wealth. His father's will settled the paternal estate at Stoke Edith, Herefordshire together with the manor of Malvern and property bought from Lord Montfort, but limited him to an annuity from the estate, the balance of the income being applied to pay his debts.
He married firstly Lady Anne Coventry (daughter of George Coventry, 6th Earl of Coventry) without having children before the marriage was dissolved by Act of Parliament in 1786. In 1790, he married his distant cousin Eliza Maria Foley Hodgetts, by whom he had two sons, Edward Thomas Foley and John Hodgetts Hodgetts-Foley. She was the heiress of the Prestwood estate, formerly owned by Philip Foley. On their marriage, the Stoke Edith estate was settled to go to their eldest son and the Prestwood estate to their second.
Edward Foley sat as Member of Parliament for Droitwich from April 1768 to May 1774; then for Worcestershire until his death.
A monument on his grave at Stoke Edith is by Robert Blore to a design by Tatham.
References
- "FOLEY, Edward (1747-1803), of Stoke Edith, Herefs". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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| Preceded byRobert Harley Thomas Foley |
Member of Parliament for Droitwich 1768–1774 With: Robert Harley 1768–1774 Andrew Foley 1774 |
Succeeded byAndrew Foley Rowland Berkeley |
| Preceded byJohn Ward William Dowdeswell |
Member of Parliament for Worcestershire 1774–1801 With: William Dowdeswell 1774–1775 William Lygon 1775–1801 |
Succeeded byParliament of the United Kingdom |
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| Preceded byParliament of Great Britain | Member of Parliament for Worcestershire 1801–1803 With: William Lygon |
Succeeded byWilliam Lygon John Ward |
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