Sir Charles Daniel Cave, 1st Baronet, (17 September 1832 – 29 October 1922) was a British baronet and banker.

Background

Cave was the third son of Daniel Cave and his wife Frances, daughter of Henry Locock. His older brother was the lawyer, writer and politician Stephen Cave. He was educated at

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, where he graduated with a

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in 1855 and a

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two years later. Cave was also the great nephew of Thomas Daniel of Bristol through his grandmother Anne Cave nee Daniel (1763-1851) who was Thomas's older sister by one year.

Career

Cave was appointed High Sheriff of Bristol in 1863 and

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in 1898. He served as Justice of the Peace for

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shire and

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representing both counties also as Deputy Lieutenant. Cave was first director of the

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and after a merger of the Union of London and Smith's Bank Ltd. On 21 July 1896, he was created a

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, of Cleve Hill, in the parish of

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, in the

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, of

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, in the parish of Sidbury, in the County of Devon, and of Stoneleigh House, in the parish of Clifton, in the City and County of

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Family

On 1 September 1859, he married Edith Harriet Symonds, daughter of

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and had by her five children, one daughter and four sons. She died in 1912. Cave survived her until 1922 and was buried in

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, London. His oldest having predeceased him in 1901, Cave was succeeded in the baronetcy by his second son Charles. He was the grandson of Stephen Cave the slave owner. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/17962 accessed on 4/9/2024

References

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