Sir Thomas Cave, 3rd Baronet DL (19 April 1681 – 21 April 1719) of

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was a

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politician who sat in the

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from 1711 to 1719. Cave was the eldest son of Sir Roger Cave, 2nd Baronet and his first wife Martha Browne, daughter of John Browne of Eydon, Northamptonshire. He was educated at

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and matriculated at

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on 27 January 1699, aged 16. On 20 February 1703, Cave married Hon. Margaret Verney, youngest daughter of

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at St Giles's-in-the-Fields Church. He succeeded his father in the

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on 11 October 1703. Cave was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of

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in 1705. He stood successfully for

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in a by-election on 20 February 1711 and was returned there unopposed at the 1713 general election. At the 1715 general election there was a contest for Leicestershire, but the Sheriff refused to make a return, claiming there had been a riot. Two months later, a fresh election was held at which Cave was returned in a contest. He represented the constituency until his death in 1719. Cave died on 21 April 1719 aged 38, leaving heavy debts and was buried at Stanford, Northamptonshire. He had two sons and two daughters. He was succeeded in the

by his sons Verney and Sir Thomas Cave, 5th Baronet successively.

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