| Authorised form of name | Foley; Thomas (1673-1733); 1st Baron Foley of Kidderminster; pilitician |
| Dates | 1673-1733 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Witley Court, Worcestershire, England |
| Date of birth | 8 November 1673 |
| Place of death | Witley Court, Worcestershire, England |
| Date of death | 22 January 1733 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Witley, Worcestershire, England |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Activity | Education:
Sheriffhales dissenting academy (1689); University at Utrecht (1689–93); Lincoln's Inn (admitted 1695)
Career:
MP for Stafford (1694-1712)
Honours:
Baron 1712
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 15/07/1696 |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
VP 1709-; Council 1698, 1700, 1702-1703; 1705-1726; 1728 |
| Relationships | Parents: Thomas Foley, MP, Iron Master, of Witley Court, Worcestershire, and Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Ashe of Heytesbury, Wiltshire
Siblings: Richard Foley (FRS 1708)
Nephew: Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford (FRS 1727)
Spouse: Mary, daughter of Thomas Strode, Serjeant-at-Law
Children: Thomas Foley, 2nd Baron Foley; and six others |
| OtherInfo | English landowner, ironmaster, and Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1694 until 1712, when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Foley as one of Harley's Dozen. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; DNB (Foley, Thomas (1617-1677)); GEC; Henning (Foley, Thomas (c1641-1701)); LI
Notes:
Proposed by Sir Robert Southwell |
| Code | NA6705 |