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Thomas Cave (Liberal politician)

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Thomas Cave (16 October 1825 – 2 November 1894) was a British Liberal politician.

Political career

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Cave was returned to Parliament for Barnstaple in 1865, a seat he held until 1880. He also served as Sheriff of London between 1863 and 1864 and was a Justice of the Peace for Surrey.

Family

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Cave married Elizabeth, daughter of Jasper Shallcrass, in 1849. They had five sons, including Lord Chancellor George Cave, 1st Viscount Cave and Basil Cave, Consul-General in Zanzibar and Algiers, and five daughters, one of whom, Harriett, married the businessman and philanthropist Max Waechter.[1] Cave died in Brighton on 2 November 1894, aged 69. Elizabeth survived him by over 30 years and died in November 1925.

References

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  1. ^ Berryman, Ron (May 2012). "Sir Max Waechter's European Unity League". Richmond History: The Journal of Richmond Local History Society. 33: 27.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Barnstaple
1865–1880
With: Sir George Stucley, Bt 1865–1868
Charles Henry Williams 1868–1874
Samuel Danks Waddy 1874–1880
Succeeded by