Roger Cave Explained

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 and had Stanford Hall, Leicestershire, built on the site of the old manor house. He was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge.

Cave was High Sheriff of Northamptonshire for 1679–80 and then Member of Parliament (MP) for Coventry from 1685 until 1690.^[3]

On 26 March 1676, Cave married firstly Martha Browne, daughter of John Browne,^[4] and then secondly Mary Bromley, daughter of Sir William Bromley.^[5] 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.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leigh Rayment - Baronetage . https://web.archive.org/web/20080501224819/http://www.leighrayment.com/baronetage/baronetsC1.htm . 1 May 2008 . usurped . 22 April 2009 .
2. Book: Kimber, Edward . Edward Kimber

   . Edward Kimber . Thomas Wotton . Richard Johnson . The Baronetage of England: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the English Baronets . I . 1771 . London . 364 .

3. Web site: Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Coventry . https://web.archive.org/web/20080928062603/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ccommons6.htm . 28 September 2008 . usurped . 22 April 2009 .
4. Web site: United Kingdom Parliament, Official Website - Archives . 22 April 2009 .
5. Web site: ThePeerage - Sir Roger Cave, 2nd Bt . 9 January 2009.
6. Book: Collins, Arthur . Thomas Wotton . Richard Johnson . The English Baronetage: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the English Baronets . IL . 1741 . London . 178 .