Sir Robert Cann, 1st Baronet | |
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Born | Robert Cann c. 1621 |
Died | 1685St Werburgh's Church, Bristol |
Citizenship | English |
Occupation | Member of Parliament |
Years active | 11 February 1678, March 1679, and October 1679 – 28 October 1680 |
Known for | Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Bristol |
Sir Robert Cann, 1st Baronet (c. 1621–1685), of Small Street, Bristol and Stoke Bishop, Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucestershire, was an English politician. [1] [2]
He was the son of William Cann, merchant of Bristol and Margaret, the sister of Robert Yeamans. [1] He followed his father into trade, becoming a member of the Merchant Venturers of Bristol in 1646. [3]
He was Mayor of Bristol in 1662-3, when Charles II visited the city. [4] He was knighted in April 1662 and created a baronet in September. [5] By 1669 he had built Stoke House on land he had acquired at Stoke Bishop, which has been interpreted as a means of establishing his family within the landed gentry. [6] However, his Bristol house remained his main residence. [7]
He entered parliament as Member MP for Bristol February 1678, following the death of his first wife's nephew Humphrey Hooke, apparently without opposition. [5] He was a moderately active member and considered at this stage as 'worthy' by Shaftesbury. [1] He was re-elected in March 1679, but his failure to support Exclusion led to opposition from its supporters in Bristol. His subsequent re-election in October 1679 was disputed and eventually declared void, leading to his expulsion from the House of Commons in 28 October 1680. [1] [5]
Cann campaigned for a law against kidnapping of white children for plantation work, but was himself fined in 1685 for taking criminals from Bristol to work on Bristol-owned Caribbean plantations. [2]
He married firstly Cecily, daughter of Humphrey Hooke, alderman of Bristol in 1642. [1] They had 2 children:
In 1647 he married his second wife Anne, daughter of Derrick Popley, merchant of the Red Lodge, Bristol. [1] Their son Thomas served as High Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1687 and was knighted by James II. [8]
He died in November 1685 and was buried at St Werburgh's, Bristol. [1]
Sir Robert Cann, 1st Baronet | |
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Born | Robert Cann c. 1621 |
Died | 1685St Werburgh's Church, Bristol |
Citizenship | English |
Occupation | Member of Parliament |
Years active | 11 February 1678, March 1679, and October 1679 – 28 October 1680 |
Known for | Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Bristol |
Sir Robert Cann, 1st Baronet (c. 1621–1685), of Small Street, Bristol and Stoke Bishop, Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucestershire, was an English politician. [1] [2]
He was the son of William Cann, merchant of Bristol and Margaret, the sister of Robert Yeamans. [1] He followed his father into trade, becoming a member of the Merchant Venturers of Bristol in 1646. [3]
He was Mayor of Bristol in 1662-3, when Charles II visited the city. [4] He was knighted in April 1662 and created a baronet in September. [5] By 1669 he had built Stoke House on land he had acquired at Stoke Bishop, which has been interpreted as a means of establishing his family within the landed gentry. [6] However, his Bristol house remained his main residence. [7]
He entered parliament as Member MP for Bristol February 1678, following the death of his first wife's nephew Humphrey Hooke, apparently without opposition. [5] He was a moderately active member and considered at this stage as 'worthy' by Shaftesbury. [1] He was re-elected in March 1679, but his failure to support Exclusion led to opposition from its supporters in Bristol. His subsequent re-election in October 1679 was disputed and eventually declared void, leading to his expulsion from the House of Commons in 28 October 1680. [1] [5]
Cann campaigned for a law against kidnapping of white children for plantation work, but was himself fined in 1685 for taking criminals from Bristol to work on Bristol-owned Caribbean plantations. [2]
He married firstly Cecily, daughter of Humphrey Hooke, alderman of Bristol in 1642. [1] They had 2 children:
In 1647 he married his second wife Anne, daughter of Derrick Popley, merchant of the Red Lodge, Bristol. [1] Their son Thomas served as High Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1687 and was knighted by James II. [8]
He died in November 1685 and was buried at St Werburgh's, Bristol. [1]