Edward Foley (16 March 1747 – 22 June 1803) was the second son of Thomas, 1st Lord Foley. Stoke in Herefordshire Vit Brit

Like his brother, he was profligate with the great family wealth. His father's will settled the paternal estate at Stoke Edith,

Herefordshire Herefordshire () is a county in the West Midlands of England, governed by Herefordshire Council. It is bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Monmouthsh ...

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 George William Coventry, 6th Earl of Coventry (26 April 1722 – 3 September 1809), styled Viscount Deerhurst from 1744 to 1751, was a British peer and Tory politician. Early life Coventry was the second but eldest surviving son of William Cov ...

) 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 Edward Thomas Foley (21 December 1791 – 30 March 1846), of Stoke Edith, Herefordshire, was an English Tory (and later Conservative) politician. He was the eldest son of Hon. Edward Foley and his wife Eliza Maria Foley Hodgetts and elder bro ...

and John Hodgetts Hodgetts-Foley. She was the heiress of the Prestwood estate, formerly owned by

Philip Foley Philip Foley (12 May 1648 – December 1716) was the youngest of the three surviving sons of the British ironmaster Thomas Foley. His father transferred all his ironworks in the Midlands to him in 1668 and 1669 for £60,000. He also settled an ...

. 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 Droitwich Spa (often abbreviated to Droitwich ) is an historic spa town in the Wychavon district in northern Worcestershire, England, on the River Salwarpe. It is located approximately south-west of Birmingham and north-east of Worcester. The ...

from April 1768 to May 1774; then for

Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see H ...

until his death. A monument on his grave at Stoke Edith is by

Robert Blore Robert Blore and Son were a late 18th century/early 19th century firm of sculptors based at 125 Piccadilly in central London. Background Robert Blore the elder appears to be born around 1760 and worked until 1820 (when he presumably died). Robert ...

to a design by Tatham.Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Rupert Gunnis

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