Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,103 pages of information and 246,739 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Thomas Foley (c.1695-1749)

From Graces Guide

Son of Thomas Foley (c.1670-1737) of Stoke Edith

1718 Contesting Weobley unsuccessfully

1722 stood for Hereford in succession to his father but withdrew before the poll.

1734 Returned as a Tory MP for Hereford at the head of the poll. He voted with the Opposition.

1741 Did not stand at the general election but shortly afterwards was returned for Herefordshire in place of his cousin, Edward Harley jun., who had succeeded to the earldom of Oxford.

1747 He stood down in favour of Lord Oxford’s son and heir.

1749 Died 3 April.

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