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
Stoke Edith is a village in the English county of Herefordshire, situated on the A438 road between Hereford and Ledbury. The population in 1801 of Stoke Edith parish was 332.
The 14th-century church of St Mary is a grade I listed building. ...
,
Herefordshire
Herefordshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England, bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh ...
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
Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the West Midlands (county), West ...
until his death.
A monument on his grave at Stoke Edith is by
Robert Blore to a design by Tatham.
[Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Rupert Gunnis]
References
* ''Burkes Peerage''
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1747 births
1803 deaths
People from Herefordshire
Younger sons of barons
Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Droitwich
Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Worcestershire
British MPs 1768–1774
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 Worcestershire
UK MPs 1801–1802
UK MPs 1802–1806
Edward
Edward is an English male name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortunate; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”.
History
The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-S ...
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