Christopher Caple was an English mercer and politician who sat in the House of Commons

House of Commons of England

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  in 1625 and 1626.

Caple was born at How Caple Herefordshire and became a mercer at Gloucester. He was sheriff of Gloucester in 1594 and Mayor of Gloucester in 1598, 1619 and 1621. In 1625, he was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Gloucester

Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency)

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. He was re-elected MP for Gloucester in 1626.

Caple married Grace Hand, daughter of Richard Hand.