Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer

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Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, was an 18th-century British peer, politician, and notable patron and collector of books and manuscripts whose library became foundational to the British Museum.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British peer
book collector
human
manuscript collector
politician
associatedWith Harleian Library
surface form: Harleian Manuscripts
birthDate 1689-06-02
birthPlace London, England
surface form: London
burialPlace Great Brington
surface form: Brington, Northamptonshire
child Margaret Cavendish-Harley
surface form: Margaret Cavendish Harley
collectionBecamePartOf British Library
British Museum
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfTitleSuccession 1724
deathDate 1741-06-16
deathPlace London, England
surface form: London
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Westminster School
era 18th century
familyName Harley
father Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer
givenName Edward
inheritedTitleFrom Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer
knownFor Harleian Library (manuscript collection he assembled)
surface form: Harleian Collection

collection of manuscripts
patronage of book collecting
language English
memberOfNobleFamily Harley family
mother Elizabeth Foley, Countess of Oxford
nobleRank Earl
nobleTitle Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer self-linksurface differs
surface form: 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer
notableWork Harleian Library
parliamentaryBody Parliament of Great Britain
patronOf antiquarian scholarship
book trade in London
politicalAlignment Tory
positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire
Lord of the Bedchamber
Member of Parliament for New Radnor
Member of Parliament for Radnor
religion Church of England
residence Cavendish Square, London
Wimpole Hall
spouse Henrietta Cavendish Holles
titleCreatedInPeerageOf Peerage of Great Britain

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this entity surface form: 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer
Harley Street namedAfter Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer