Baron Foley is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Great Britain. The first one became extinct in 1766. It was revived in 1776 for the politician Thomas Foley, the cousin and heir of the last holder of the 1712 creation, who was created Baron Foley, of Kidderminster in the County of Worcestershire. The second creation remains extant. The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800. ...
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This nobleman was born -- ---- 1735, and elected 1768 and 1774 to represent the borough of Tamworth in the county of Stafford.
This nobleman was born 13 February 1733 and elected 1761 and 1768 to represent the borough of Irvine and Air in the kingdom of Scotland, 1774 to represent the borough of Oakhampton in the county of Devon, and 1778 to represent the borough of Bishops Castle in the county of Salop.
This nobleman was born 14 July 1748, and elected 1774 to represent the borough of Tamworth in the county of Stafford, and 1780 to represent the borough of Lestwithiel in the county of Cornwal.