Cave entered the British House of Commons in 1741, sitting as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicestershire until 1747.[5] He was again successful in 1762 and represented the constituency until his withdrawal from politics in 1774, because of ill health.[5]
FamilyEdit
He married Elizabeth Davies, daughter of Griffith Davies in November 1735 and had by her six daughters and two sons.[2] Among them were:
Sir Thomas Cave, 6th Baronet (22 August 1737 – 30 May 1780). He married Sarah Edwards. They had one son who succeeded him, Thomas, 7th Baronet and a daughter Sarah, Baroness Braye.
Rev. Sir Charles Cave, 8th Baronet (c. 1747–1810). He was never married.
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^ abKimber, 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. 365.
^ abSir Lewis Namier, John Brooke, ed. (2002). The House of Commons, 1754-1790. Vol. II. London: Secker & Warburg. p. 200.
^ abBurke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Vol. I (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. p. 225.
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^"ThePeerage - Sir Thomas Cave, 5th Bt". Retrieved 9 January 2009.
thomas, cave, baronet, 1712, august, 1778, british, politician, lawyer, stanford, hall, seat, cave, baronetscontents, background, career, family, referencesbackground, editbaptised, martin, fields, church, covent, garden, second, thomas, cave, baronet, wife, m. Sir Thomas Cave 5th Baronet 27 May 1712 7 August 1778 1 was a British politician and lawyer Stanford hall seat of the Cave baronetsContents 1 Background 2 Career 3 Family 4 ReferencesBackground EditBaptised at St Martin in the Fields Church in Covent Garden he was the second son of Sir Thomas Cave 3rd Baronet and his wife Hon Margaret Verney daughter of John Verney 1st Viscount Fermanagh 2 Cave was educated at Rugby School and then at Balliol College Oxford 3 In 1734 he succeeded his older brother Verney as baronet 4 Cave was called to the bar by the Inner Temple in the following year and he received an honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law by the University of Oxford in 1756 3 Career EditCave entered the British House of Commons in 1741 sitting as a Member of Parliament MP for Leicestershire until 1747 5 He was again successful in 1762 and represented the constituency until his withdrawal from politics in 1774 because of ill health 5 Family EditHe married Elizabeth Davies daughter of Griffith Davies in November 1735 and had by her six daughters and two sons 2 Among them were Sir Thomas Cave 6th Baronet 22 August 1737 30 May 1780 He married Sarah Edwards They had one son who succeeded him Thomas 7th Baronet and a daughter Sarah Baroness Braye Rev Sir Charles Cave 8th Baronet c 1747 1810 He was never married Margaret Cave Elizabeth Cave married as his fourth wife Bennet Sherard 3rd Earl of Harborough They had no issue Cave died aged 66 and was buried at Stanford Northamptonshire 6 He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his oldest son Thomas 4 References Edit Leigh Rayment Baronetage Archived from the original on 1 May 2008 Retrieved 20 October 2009 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a 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 365 a b Sir Lewis Namier John Brooke ed 2002 The House of Commons 1754 1790 Vol II London Secker amp Warburg p 200 a b Burke John 1832 A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire Vol I 4th ed London Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley p 225 a b Leigh Rayment British House of Commons Leicestershire Archived from the original on 10 August 2009 Retrieved 20 October 2009 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link ThePeerage Sir Thomas Cave 5th Bt Retrieved 9 January 2009 Parliament of Great BritainPreceded byLord Guernsey Edward Smith Member of Parliament for Leicestershire1741 1747 With Edward Smith Succeeded byWrightson Mundy Edward SmithPreceded bySir Thomas Palmer Edward Smith Member of Parliament for Leicestershire1762 1774 With Sir Thomas Palmer 1762 1765Sir John Palmer 1765 1774 Succeeded bySir John Palmer Thomas NoelBaronetage of EnglandPreceded byVerney Cave Baronet of Stanford 1734 1778 Succeeded byThomas Cave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir Thomas Cave 5th Baronet amp oldid 1172473674, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
