Autograph letter from [Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford] to [Lord Treasurer Godolphin] [manuscript], 1704 July 28.
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Godolphin, Sidney Godolphin, Earl of, 1645-1712
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British political leader. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Windsor, to John Evelyn [grandson of the diarist], 1707 July 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270886946 From the description of Document signed : Whitehall, to Charles Montagu, Earl of Halifax, 1704 July 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270890797 ...
Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1665-1714
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Oxford, Robert Harley, earl of, 1661-1724
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British statesman. Robert Harley was born in London, England. He became a lawyer, and a Whig MP in 1689. In 1701 he was elected Speaker, and in 1704 became secretary of state. Shortly after, he became sympathetic to the Tories, and from 1708 worked to undermine the power of the Whigs. In 1710 Godolphin was dismissed, and Harley made Chancellor of the Exchequer, head of the government, and in 1711 Earl of Oxford and Lord High Treasurer. The principal act of his administra...
