Andrew Foley (c. 1748 – 28 July 1818) was a British

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. He was the third son of Thomas, 1st Lord Foley and educated in Oxford. Unlike his two elder brothers, he did not greatly dissipate the family wealth. His father devised to him estates in and around

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that had been in the family for several generations. He was a trustee of his father's will, together with his father's younger brother, the Very Reverend Robert Foley,

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. Andrew Foley sat continuously as member of Parliament for

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, long represented by members of his family, from 1774 until his death. He died in 1818. He had married Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Boulter Tomlinson, and left two sons,

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and William Andrew (neither of whom married) and four daughters.

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*''Burke's Peerage'' *Will of 1st Lord Foley. * 1748 births 1818 deaths People from Newent Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1774–1780 British MPs 1780–1784 British MPs 1784–1790 British MPs 1790–1796 British MPs 1796–1800 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1801–1802 UK MPs 1802–1806 UK MPs 1806–1807 UK MPs 1807–1812 UK MPs 1812–1818 Younger sons of barons

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