William Cage was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

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  variously between 1626 and 1645. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War

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Cage was the son of Edward Cage of Ipswich

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. He was a portman of Ipswich and seven times bailiff of the town.

Cage was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Ipswich

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 in 1628, and held the seat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule for eleven years without parliament.
Cage was re-elected MP for Ipswich for the Short Parliament

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 in April 1640, and for the Long Parliament

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  in November 1640. He held the seat until his death.

Cage had a country house at Burstall, Suffolk with an estate considered at about £300 per annum. He was “reputed a wise man”. He died in 1645 and was buried in the church at Burstall.

Cage's daughter Elizabeth married Thomas Blosse and their son Thomas inherited the estate at Burstall.