Henry Caesar
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Henry Caesar was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1660.
Caesar was the son of Sir Charles Caesar and succeeded to the estate of Bennington, Hertfordshire in 1642. He was admitted at Jesus College, Cambridge
on 10 June 1646 and admitted at Inner Temple
in 1647.
In 1660, Caesar was elected Member of Parliament
for Hertfordshire
in the Convention Parliament. He was knighted on 7 July 1660.
Caesar died of smallpox
in 1668 at the age of 37.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
in 1660.
Caesar was the son of Sir Charles Caesar and succeeded to the estate of Bennington, Hertfordshire in 1642. He was admitted at Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely...
on 10 June 1646 and admitted at Inner Temple
Inner Temple
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
in 1647.
In 1660, Caesar was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Hertfordshire was a county constituency covering the county of Hertfordshire in England. It returned two Knights of the Shire to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
in the Convention Parliament. He was knighted on 7 July 1660.
Caesar died of smallpox
Smallpox
Smallpox was an infectious disease unique to humans, caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor. The disease is also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera, which is a derivative of the Latin varius, meaning "spotted", or varus, meaning "pimple"...
in 1668 at the age of 37.