William Cage

For other people named William Cage, see William Cage (disambiguation).

William Cage (28 March 1666 – 21 January 1738)[1] was an English Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1702 to 1705 and in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1710 to 1715.

Cage was the son of William Cage, lawyer of Hollingbourne, Kent and his wife Cicely Culpeper, daughter of Sir Cheney Culpeper. His father and grandfather died in 1676 and 1677 and he succeeded to his grandfather's estate at Milgate Park. He was High Sheriff of Kent in 1694 but was fired from the justice's bench in December 1695 and arrested in February 1696 for betraying confidants. Nevertheless, he became a Deputy Lieutenant and a colonel of the militia by 1701.[2]

At the 1701 election Cage stood for parliament at Rochester but was unsuccessful as a result of a smear campaign under the allegations of disloyalty. However he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochester in 1702 and sat until 1705 when following his defeat he was described as a "violent man". He was re-elected for Rochester again in 1710 in a Tory landslide and sat until 1715 when he declined to stand.[2]

Caged died after a long retirement from politics aged 71.

Cage married Catherine before 1690 and had three sons and four daughters.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)
  2. 1 2 3 David Hayton, Eveline Cruickshanks, Stuart Handley The House of Commons, 1690–1715, Volume 2
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Francis Barrell
William Bokenham		 Member of Parliament for Rochester
1702–1705
With: Edward Knatchbull		 Succeeded by
Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell
Admiral Sir Stafford Fairborne
Preceded by
Admiral Sir John Leake
Admiral Sir Stafford Fairborne		 Member of Parliament for Rochester
1710–1715
With: Admiral Sir John Leake		 Succeeded by
Sir Thomas Palmer, Bt
Admiral Sir John Jennings


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