175:
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.
141:
on land he had acquired at Stoke Bishop, which has been interpreted as a means of establishing his family within the landed gentry. However, his
Bristol house remained his main residence.
281:
493:
168:
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
473:
161:
498:
488:
282:"Estates within 5 miles of Bristol | Profits | From America to Bristol | Slavery Routes | Bristol and Transatlantic Slavery | PortCities Bristol"
483:
468:
153:
285:
478:
223:
212:
256:
127:
169:
410:
342:
157:
463:
208:
201:
160:, apparently without opposition. He was a moderately active member and considered at this stage as 'worthy' by
138:
397:
A genealogical and heraldic
History of the extinct and dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland
257:"CANN, Sir Robert, 1st Bt. (C.1621-85), of Small Street, Bristol and Stoke Bishop, Westbury-on-Trym, Glos"
137:
visited the city. He was knighted in April 1662 and created a baronet in
September. By 1669 he had built
145:
134:
88:
309:
Records
Relating to the Society of Merchant Venturers of the City of Bristol in the Seventeenth Century
458:
453:
149:
216:
165:
112:
116:
184:
123:
447:
423:
207:
In 1647 he married his second wife Anne, daughter of
Derrick Popley, merchant of the
191:
20:
108:
197:
122:
He was the son of
William Cann, merchant of Bristol and Margaret, the sister of
104:
92:
61:
79:
11 February 1678, March 1679, and
October 1679 – 28 October 1680
164:. He was re-elected in March 1679, but his failure to support
156:
February 1678, following the death of his first wife's nephew
126:. He followed his father into trade, becoming a member of the
343:"History of Parliament, 1660-1690:Constituencies:Bristol"
324:
Merchants and
Merchandise in Seventeenth-Century Bristol
187:, alderman of Bristol in 1642. They had 2 children:
83:
75:
67:
57:
49:
37:
30:
19:For other people called Sir Robert Cann, see
8:
494:Members of the Society of Merchant Venturers
222:He died in November 1685 and was buried at
406:
27:
192:Sir William Cann, 2nd Baronet (died 1698)
377:
133:He was Mayor of Bristol in 1662-3, when
390:
388:
386:
235:
183:He married firstly Cecily, daughter of
337:
335:
333:
196:Anne married 1) Sir Robert Gunning of
474:Baronets in the Baronetage of England
251:
249:
247:
245:
243:
241:
239:
7:
276:
274:
499:17th-century English businesspeople
489:17th-century English slave traders
14:
103:(c. 1621–1685), of Small Street,
53:1685St Werburgh's Church, Bristol
213:High Sheriff of Gloucestershire
259:. History of Parliament Online
1:
284:. 9 June 2020. Archived from
211:. Their son Thomas served as
119:, was an English politician.
365:Archaeologies of the British
215:in 1687 and was knighted by
101:Sir Robert Cann, 1st Baronet
32:Sir Robert Cann, 1st Baronet
484:People from Gloucestershire
469:Businesspeople from Bristol
515:
18:
434:
421:
416:
409:
322:McGrath, Patrick (1955).
307:McGrath, Patrick (1952).
367:. Routledge. p. 82.
363:Lawrence, Susan (2003).
224:St Werburgh's, Bristol
479:English MPs 1680–1681
411:Baronetage of England
89:Parliament of England
395:Burke, John (1844).
172:in 28 October 1680.
130:of Bristol in 1646.
71:Member of Parliament
87:Member (MP) of the
428:(of Compton Green)
209:Red Lodge, Bristol
128:Merchant Venturers
16:English politician
442:
441:
435:Succeeded by
98:
97:
76:Years active
506:
464:English MPs 1679
407:
401:
400:
392:
381:
375:
369:
368:
360:
354:
353:
351:
349:
339:
328:
327:
319:
313:
312:
304:
298:
297:
295:
293:
278:
269:
268:
266:
264:
253:
202:Sir Dudley North
170:House of Commons
113:Westbury-on-Trym
28:
514:
513:
509:
508:
507:
505:
504:
503:
444:
443:
438:
431:
426:
405:
404:
394:
393:
384:
376:
372:
362:
361:
357:
347:
345:
341:
340:
331:
321:
320:
316:
306:
305:
301:
291:
289:
280:
279:
272:
262:
260:
255:
254:
237:
232:
181:
117:Gloucestershire
44:
43:
33:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
512:
510:
502:
501:
496:
491:
486:
481:
476:
471:
466:
461:
456:
446:
445:
440:
439:
436:
433:
420:
414:
413:
403:
402:
382:
370:
355:
329:
326:. p. 124.
314:
299:
288:on 9 June 2020
270:
234:
233:
231:
228:
205:
204:
194:
185:Humphrey Hooke
180:
177:
158:Humphrey Hooke
124:Robert Yeamans
96:
95:
85:
84:Known for
81:
80:
77:
73:
72:
69:
65:
64:
59:
55:
54:
51:
47:
46:
41:
39:
35:
34:
31:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
511:
500:
497:
495:
492:
490:
487:
485:
482:
480:
477:
475:
472:
470:
467:
465:
462:
460:
457:
455:
452:
451:
449:
430:
427:
425:
419:
415:
412:
408:
399:. p. 99.
398:
391:
389:
387:
383:
380:, p. 83.
379:
378:Lawrence 2003
374:
371:
366:
359:
356:
344:
338:
336:
334:
330:
325:
318:
315:
311:. p. 29.
310:
303:
300:
287:
283:
277:
275:
271:
258:
252:
250:
248:
246:
244:
242:
240:
236:
229:
227:
225:
220:
218:
214:
210:
203:
199:
195:
193:
190:
189:
188:
186:
178:
176:
173:
171:
167:
163:
159:
155:
151:
147:
142:
140:
136:
131:
129:
125:
120:
118:
114:
110:
106:
102:
94:
90:
86:
82:
78:
74:
70:
66:
63:
60:
56:
52:
48:
40:
36:
29:
26:
22:
21:Cann baronets
437:William Cann
429:
422:
418:New creation
417:
396:
373:
364:
358:
346:. Retrieved
323:
317:
308:
302:
290:. Retrieved
286:the original
261:. Retrieved
221:
206:
182:
174:
143:
132:
121:
109:Stoke Bishop
100:
99:
25:
459:1685 deaths
454:1621 births
198:Cold Ashton
162:Shaftesbury
144:He entered
139:Stoke House
58:Citizenship
42:Robert Cann
448:Categories
432:1662–1685
230:References
146:parliament
135:Charles II
68:Occupation
166:Exclusion
217:James II
424:Baronet
348:5 April
263:5 April
200:and 2)
154:Bristol
152:MP for
105:Bristol
93:Bristol
62:English
45:c. 1621
292:9 June
179:Family
150:Member
350:2024
294:2020
265:2024
107:and
91:for
50:Died
38:Born
148:as
450::
385:^
332:^
273:^
238:^
226:.
219:.
115:,
111:,
352:.
296:.
267:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.