Sir Richard Cave (died 16 June 1645) was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1640. He fought on the

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side in the

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and was killed at the

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. Cave was the son of Thomas Cave of St Helens Worcester and his wife Katherine Jones, daughter of Walter Jones of Witney, Oxfordshire. He received the support of

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and in November 1640 was elected Member of Parliament for

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in the

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. He was disabled from sitting in parliament in 1642 for supporting the King. Cave became Governor of

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after the Royalists re-captured the town in 1642, but on 25 April 1643, the Parliamentarian forces under General Waller attacked Hereford and found little opposition. Waller demanded the surrender of the City, and a £3000 ransom, and imposed fines on the citizens instead of plunder. Cave was court-marshalled for the surrender of the City but he explained how reluctant the citizens had been to help with the defence and was acquitted.Hereford Web pages
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where he was killed on 16 June 1645. Cave married Elizabeth Bartlett, daughter of Sir Thomas Bartlett.The Peerage.com
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cave, Richard Year of birth missing 1645 deaths English MPs 1640–1648