Thomas Cave (Liberal politician)

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

Political career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Sources[edit]

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links[edit]

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Cave

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Ferguson-Davie Richard Bremridge	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 Viscount Lymington Robert Carden

[Berryman-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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