Roger Cave

Sir Roger Cave, 2nd Baronet (21 September 1655 – 11 October 1703)[1] was an English politician and baronet.

Life

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.[1] He was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge.[3] Cave was High Sheriff of Northamptonshire from 1679 until 1680[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

  1. ^ a b "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". http://www.leighrayment.com/baronetage/baronetsC1.htm. Retrieved 22 April 2009. 
  2. ^ 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. pp. 364. 
  3. ^ Cave, Sir Roger, Bart in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
  4. ^ a b "ThePeerage - Sir Roger Cave, 2nd Bt". http://www.thepeerage.com/p12653.htm#i126522. Retrieved 9 January 2009. 
  5. ^ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Coventry". http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ccommons6.htm. Retrieved 22 April 2009. 
  6. ^ "United Kingdom Parliament, Official Website - Archives". http://www.portcullis.parliament.uk/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqSearch=(RefNo==%27BRY%27). Retrieved 22 April 2009. 
  7. ^ 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. pp. 178. 
Parliament of England
Preceded by
John Stratford
Richard Hopkins		 Member of Parliament for Coventry
1685–1690
With: Sir Thomas Norton 1685–1689
John Stratford 1689–1690		 Succeeded by
Richard Hopkins
John Stratford
Baronetage of England
Preceded by
Thomas Cave		 Baronet
 (of Stanford)
1671–1703		 Succeeded by
Thomas Cave