Robert Harley, 1st Baron Harley

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Baron
Politician
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Queen_Anne
gptkb:The_Tories
The Whigs
gptkbp:birthDate 1661-02-05
gptkbp:deathDate 1724-05-21
gptkbp:education gptkb:Christ_Church,_Oxford
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Harley, 1st Baron Harley
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Robert_Walpole
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Locke
gptkbp:knownFor Patronage of the arts
Political maneuvering
Advocacy for civil liberties
Support of the arts and sciences
Support of the Protestant Reformation
Promotion of education reforms
Support of the War of the Spanish Succession
Promotion of the Act of Settlement 1701
Role in the Treaty of Utrecht
Promotion of the Act of Union 1707
Influence_on_British_foreign_policy
Promotion_of_the_English_language
Establishment_of_the_Bank_of_England
Role_in_the_establishment_of_the_Church_of_England
Role_in_the_development_of_the_British_constitution
Support_of_the_Anglican_Church
Support_of_the_Royal_Society
Advocacy_for_the_Protestant_succession
Influence_in_the_House_of_Commons
Influence_over_the_Tory_party
Opposition_to_the_Jacobites
Role_in_the_development_of_the_British_economy
Role_in_the_establishment_of_the_British_Museum
Role_in_the_impeachment_of_Dr._Sacheverell
Support_of_the_Act_of_Settlement_1701
Support_of_the_Union_of_England_and_Scotland
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork The Harley Papers
gptkbp:office Lord Privy Seal
Speaker of the House of Commons
First Lord of the Treasury
Lord High Treasurer
Member_of_Parliament_for_Radnor
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Edward_Harley
gptkb:Mary_Harley
gptkbp:politicalParty Tory
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Robert_Walpole
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Harley
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Henry_Seymour_Conway
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baron_Harley