Cary Newton

Cary Coke (née Newton) was a book collector and patron of the British stage. She was the daughter of Sir John Newton of Barrs Court, a member of the House of Commons of England, and mother of Thomas Coke, the 1st Earl of Leicester. Life Cary Coke was the daughter of Sir John Newton, 3rd baronet, of Barrs Court, Gloucestershire. She was born on 9 June 1680. On 3 June, 1696 she married Edward Coke who had inherited the hall and estate of Holkham in Norfolk. They had three sons and two daughters which survived them. Their son, Thomas (1697- 1759), became the 1st Earl of Leicester. Both Coke and her husband were patrons and enthusiastic for the stage. Mary Pix dedicated her play Queen Catherine to Coke in 1698.