Gerald Cadogan, 6th Earl Cadogan
Gerald Oakley Cadogan, 6th Earl Cadogan, CBE, DL (28 May 1869 – 4 October 1933) was a British Peer and professional soldier.
He was the son of George Henry Cadogan, 5th Earl Cadogan and inherited his titles on 6 March 1915 on the death of his father, two elder brothers having died without male heirs. He married Lilian Eleanor Marie Coxon, daughter of George Stewart Coxon, on 7 June 1911 at Christ Church, Mayfair, London. They had three children, the eldest son of whom was his heir William Gerald Charles Cadogan, 7th Earl Cadogan.[1]
He joined the Army as a lieutenant in the Life Guards, but received a staff appointment as Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to his father when the latter became Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1895. Cadogan continued as an ADC to Lord Dudley, who became Lord Lieutenant in August 1902,[2] but resigned with him in 1905.
In July 1897 he was appointed a captain in the 3rd (Militia) Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment. In early January 1900 he was selected for duty as a special service officer in South Africa during the Second Boer War,[3] and he left Southampton early the following month on board the SS Canada.[4] He later served with the South African Constabulary under the Military Governor of Pretoria, and returned to London in January 1902.[5]
He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1919 and became Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Suffolk. He was awarded the rank of Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel in the Suffolk Volunteer Regiment. He was a member of the International Olympic Committee from 1922 to 1929.[6]
On his death in 1933 he was succeeded by his son William Gerald Charles Cadogan, 7th Earl Cadogan. His wife remarried.
Culford Park, the family seat, was sold and is now a private school.
References
- ^ http://thepeerage.com/p2748.htm#i27477
- ^ "Ireland". The Times. No. 36875. London. 17 September 1902. p. 8. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "The War - Appointments". The Times. No. 36051. London. 29 January 1900. p. 10. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "The War - Embarcation of Troops". The Times. No. 36057. London. 5 February 1900. p. 10. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "The War - return of troops". The Times. No. 36679. London. 31 January 1902. p. 6. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ Members of the International Olympic Committee 1907 - 1920 Olympic Games Museum
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