Sir Edward Harley was an English politician from Herefordshire. A devout Puritan who fought for Parliament in the First English Civil War, Harley belonged to the moderate Presbyterian faction, which opposed the involvement of the New Model Army in the peace negotiations that followed victory in 1646. Elected MP for Herefordshire in 1646, he was one of the Eleven Members forced into temporary exile by the army in 1647.
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the Second Protectorate Parliament, Member of the 1661-79 Parliament, Member of the 1679 Parliament
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Born
- October 21, 1624
