Edward Herle was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

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  at various times between 1640 and 1660. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War

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Herle was the son of Thomas Herle of Prideaux, Cornwall, and his wife Lowday Glyn, daughter of Nicholas Glyn of Glyn Cornwall.

In April 1640, Herle was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Bossiney

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 in the Short Parliament

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Herle raised a Troop of Horse, at his own expence at the start of the Civil War and commanded them throughout. He was High Sheriff of Cornwall

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 in 1646 and in 1647 was appointed Vice-Admiral of the Coast

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 for North Cornwall.

In 1659 Herle was elected MP for Fowey

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 in the Third Protectorate Parliament

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. In April 1660 he was elected MP for Callington

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 and Fowey in the Convention Parliament and chose to sit for Fowey.