545 Thomas Cave

Constituency : Barnstaple  1865-80

Thomas  replaced  John  Davie  at  Barnstaple.

Thomas  travelled  to  Canada  in  1859. He was  Sheriff  of  London  between  1863  and  1864.

Thomas  was  appointed  Vice-President  of  the  Board  of  Trade  in  1866. In  1867  he  advocated  a  coal  tax  to  pay  off  the  National  Debt.

Thomas  was  the  father  of  Tory  politician  and  future  Home  Secretary  George  Cave.

He  died  in  1894  aged  69.