Harley, Edward, 5th Earl of Oxford, 1773-1848
Edward Harley was born on February 20, 1773, to Bishop John Harley, the Dean of Winsor and Roach Vaughn. When his uncle, Edward Harley, the 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer died without children, Edward Harley became the 5th to carry that title. He was commissioned as Major-Commandant of the Royal Radnor Light Infantry on June 23, 1819, a position that his eldest son, Edward, Lord Harley, took over on July 1, 1822. He married Jane Elizabeth Scott on March 3, 1794 and together they had eight children. However, there were rumors throughout the Ton about the parentage of the Harley children, because his wife was a well-known mistress to Lord Byron and a few others. Hence, the children were referred to as “The Harleian Miscellany.” Earl Edward Harley died on December 28, 1848 at his home: Brampton Bryan Hall.