Roger Cave
Sir Roger Cave, 2nd Baronet (21 September 1655 – 11 October 1703)[1] was an English politician and baronet.
Life[edit]
Roger Cave was the oldest son of Sir Thomas Cave, 1st Baronet and his second wife Hon. Penelope Wenman, daughter of Thomas Wenman, 2nd Viscount Wenman.[2] In 1671, he succeeded his father as baronet and had Stanford Hall, Leicestershire, built on the site of the old manor house.[1] He was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge.[3]
Cave was High Sheriff of Northamptonshire for 1679–80[4] and then Member of Parliament (MP) for Coventry from 1685 until 1690.[5]
On 26 March 1676, Cave married firstly Martha Browne, daughter of John Browne,[6] and then secondly Mary Bromley, daughter of Sir William Bromley.[4] He had five sons and two daughters by his first wife and a son and two daughters by his second wife.[2] Cave died in 1703 and was succeeded by his oldest son Sir Thomas Cave, 3rd Baronet.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Kimber, Edward (1771). Richard Johnson (ed.). The Baronetage of England: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the English Baronets. Vol. I. London: Thomas Wotton. p. 364.
- ^ "Cave, Sir Roger, Bart (CV671R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b "ThePeerage - Sir Roger Cave, 2nd Bt". Retrieved 9 January 2009.
- ^ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Coventry". Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "United Kingdom Parliament, Official Website - Archives". Retrieved 22 April 2009.
- ^ Collins, Arthur (1741). Richard Johnson (ed.). The English Baronetage: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the English Baronets. Vol. IL. London: Thomas Wotton. p. 178.
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