Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer
Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, KG PC FRS was an English statesman and peer of the late Stuart and early Georgian periods. He began his career as a Whig, before defecting to a new Tory ministry. He was raised to the peerage of... Wikipedia
Born: December 5, 1661, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom
Died: May 21, 1724 (age 62 years), Westminster, London, United Kingdom
Parents: Edward Harley
Party: Tories
Great grandchildren: William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, Elizabeth Thynne, Marchioness of Bath, Lady Henrietta Cavendish-Bentinck, and more
Previous offices: Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain (1711–1714), Chief Minister of Great Britain (1711–1714), Chancellor of the Exchequer (1710–1711), and more