Sir Robert Harley FRS (6 April 1626 – 6 November 1673) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1647 to 1648 and in 1660.
[1] He was appointed Steward of the King's Manors or lordship of Cantref Moelynaidd, and of the boroughs of Knighton and Presteign, Radnorshire.
[3] He was excluded under Pride's Purge in 1648 and imprisoned by the Army as Major Robert Harley on 6 December 1648.
[4] He was re-appointed to his stewardship of the King's Manors in 1660, remaining in post until his death.
From 1663 to 1664 he was Keeper of the Seals of Barbados and from 1670 to 1671 he was receiver of fee-farm rents for Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire.