Roger Cave was the oldest son of Sir Thomas Cave, 1st Baronet and his second wife Hon. Penelope Wenman, daughter of Thomas Wenman, 2nd Viscount Wenman.^[2] In 1671, he succeeded his father as baronet and had Stanford Hall, Leicestershire, built on the site of the old manor house.^[1] He was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge.^[3]

Cave was High Sheriff of Northamptonshire for 1679–80^[4] and then Member of Parliament (MP) for Coventry from 1685 until 1690.^[5]

On 26 March 1676, Cave married firstly Martha Browne, daughter of John Browne,^[6] and then secondly Mary Bromley, daughter of Sir William Bromley.^[4] He had five sons and two daughters by his first wife and a son and two daughters by his second wife.^[2] Cave died in 1703 and was succeeded by his oldest son Sir Thomas Cave, 3rd Baronet.^[7]

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