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

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politician.

Political career

Cave was returned to Parliament for Barnstaple in 1865, a seat he held until 1880. He also served as Sheriff of

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between 1863 and 1864 and was a Justice of the Peace for Surrey.

Family

Cave married Elizabeth, daughter of Jasper Shallcrass, in 1849. They had five sons, including

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and Basil Cave,

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and Algiers, and five daughters, one of whom, Harriett, married the businessman and philanthropist Max Waechter. Cave died in Brighton on 2 November 1894, aged 69. Elizabeth survived him by over 30 years and died in November 1925.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cave, Thomas 1825 births 1894 deaths English justices of the peace Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Barnstaple Sheriffs of the City of London UK MPs 1865–1868 UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1874–1880