About Edward Cary
Lived 1656 – 1692 (aged 35–36). Edward Cary was an English politician.
Edward Cary (bap. 25 April 1656 – 9 August 1692) was MP for Colchester from 1690 until August 1692.
Cary was born the second son of Patrick Cary and Susan Cary (nee Uvedale). His father was a poet and the youngest son of Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Cary.
He married his cousin Anne, the daughter of Charles, 2nd Baron Lucas and had one son, Lucius Cary, 6th Viscount Falkland and one daughter.
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Who was Edward Cary?
English Member of Parliament (1656-1692)
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Edward Cary was born in 1656.
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Edward Cary was a politician.
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· DBpedia: Edward Cary (MP for Colchester)
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