London, Mar. 29.
The death is announced, at age of 72, of Earl Cave, who signed from the Cabinet a few days ago. Earl Cave was Attorney-General to the Prince of Wales, 1914; Solicitor-General, 1915; Home Secretary, Dec, 1916 to January 1019; a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, 1919-22; Lord Chancellor 1922 to Sanuary 1924 and since Nov. 1024. We was M.P. for Kingston div. as Sir George Cave, 1906-18, and Chancellor of Oxford University since 1925.
Earl Cave, who received a Viscounty in 1918, leaves no heir. He was created an Earl yesterday—Reuter.
(The death of Earl Cave, as announced above, was not really unexpected, for, according to previous information, 'a short while ago he underwent a serious operation from which he never really recovered.
The late Earl was the son of Mr. Thomas Cave, M.P, and was bru in London, February, 1856. He was educated at the Merchant Taylors School and later entered St. John's College, Oxford, where he took his B.A. in 1878. His M.A. degree he obtained in 1912 and the honorary degree of D.C.L. was given him in 1924, From -1906 until 1918 he stood as M.P. for the Kingston division, as Sir George Cave after 1915 when he received his knight-
Earl Cave married in 1885 Miss Elizabeth Shellcrass, daughter of the late Jasper Shelierass, but he eaves no heir.
In 1880 he became a barrister Inner Temple and from then went steadily forward in his career until m 1916 he became Attorney-General to the Prince of Wales, His advance from that time until his death is recorded in the above telegram.)
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