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Harley, Robert, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer 1661-1724
English statesman

He was born in London. A Whig MP from 1689, he became Secretary of State in 1704. He soon joined the Tories, however, and was Chief Minister to Queen Anne from 1711 to 1714. His administration included the Treaty of Utrecht (1713) but he was dismissed for alleged treasonable acts and imprisoned in the Tower of London for two years. He then retired. His large collection of books and manuscripts is now in the British Library.