Gerald Cadogan, 6th Earl Cadogan
Gerald Oakley Cadogan, 6th Earl Cadogan,
DL
(28 May 1869 – 4 October 1933) was a British Peer and professional soldier.
He was the son of
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
but resigned with him in 1905.In July 1897 he was appointed a
3rd (West Suffolk Militia) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. In January 1900 he was seconded for active service as a special service officer in South Africa during the Second Boer War,[4][5] and he left Southampton early the following month on board the SS Canada.[6] He later served with the South African Constabulary under the Military Governor of Pretoria, and returned to London in January 1902.[7]
He was made a
Prince of Wales would be present that was on Sunday at the 1924 Summer Olympics
in Paris.
On his death in 1933 aged 64 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
- ^ "Person Page". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Ireland". The Times. No. 36875. London. 17 September 1902. p. 8.
- ^ "No. 27479". The London Gazette. 3 October 1902. p. 6277.
- ^ "No. 27175". The London Gazette. 20 March 1900. p. 1882.
- ^ "The War - Appointments". The Times. No. 36051. London. 29 January 1900. p. 10.
- ^ "The War - Embarcation of Troops". The Times. No. 36057. London. 5 February 1900. p. 10.
- ^ "The War - return of troops". The Times. No. 36679. London. 31 January 1902. p. 6.
- ^ Members of the International Olympic Committee 1907 - 1920 Archived 3 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine Olympic Games Museum
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]
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