Cassandra Turner, Baroness Hawke (1746 – 1813) British Hanoverian novelist
Cassandra Turner Baroness Hawke 1746-1813 with her son Edward Hawke-Harvey, 3rd Baron Hawke (1774–1824) by Thomas Beach 1738-1806 Cassandra Turner was born (on Feb 28, 1746), the youngest daughter of Sir Edward Turner, second baronet of Ambrosden in Oxon and his wife Cassandra Leigh. She became the wife of Martin Bladen (1744-1805) the second Baron Hawke of Towton and became the Baroness Hawke. He was the son of Admiral Edward Hawke , 1st Baron Hawke of Towton and Catherine Brooke . He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Saltash of Oxford University between 1768 and 1774. He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England , with a Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Hawke of Towton, co. York [G.B., 1776] on 17 October 1781. Children of Martin Bladen Hawke, 2nd Baron Hawke of Towton and Cassandra Turner 1. ...