John Harley

Who was John Harley?

The Right Reverend John Harley was a British clergyman and Bishop of Hereford.

Harley was the second son of Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer.

He was Archdeacon of Shropshire from 1760 to 1769 and then Archdeacon of Hereford from 1869 to 1787. He was Dean of Windsor, Registrar of the Order of the Garter and briefly, at the end of his life, Bishop of Hereford.

His son Edward succeeded John Harley's elder brother, as 5th Earl of Oxford.