Sir Henry Caesar (2 October 1630 – 6 January 1668 ) was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1660 and 1666 through 1668. Caesar was the son of Sir Charles Caesar, by his wife Jane Barkham, and succeeded to the estate of Bennington, Hertfordshire, in 1642. He was admitted at

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, on 10 June 1646 and admitted at

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in 1647. In 1660, Caesar was elected Member of Parliament for

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in the Convention Parliament. He regained his seat in

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in a

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in April 1666. History of Parliament Online - Caesar, Henry
/ref> He was knighted on 7 July 1660.Knights of England
/ref> Caesar married Elizabeth (1630 - 1670) daughter of Robert Angell a merchant of London by his wife Susan Bateman, on 6 November 1649 at St Olave, Hart Street, London. Caesar died of

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in 1668 at the age of 37. He was survived by his son Charles who became a member of parliament and his daughter Jane wife of Sir Thomas Pope Blount, 1st Baronet.

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