William Cadogan, 7th Earl Cadogan

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English William Gerald Charles Cadogan, 7th Earl Cadogan, MC, DL (13 February 1914 – 4 July 1997) was a British peer and professional soldier.

Early life

Born on 13 February 1914, he was the eldest son of Gerald Cadogan, 6th Earl Cadogan and his wife Lilian Cadogan. He was educated at Eton College, an all-boys public boarding school in Eton, Berkshire.<ref name="Who Was Who">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He inherited his titles on the death of his father on 4 October 1933, his family seat at Culford Park was sold in 1935 and became Culford School. On 12 May 1937, as a peer of the realm, he attended the Coronation of George VI and Elizabeth.<ref name="LG 34453">Template:London Gazette</ref>

Military service

Having attended Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Cadogan was commissioned on 1 February 1934 as a second lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards, British Army.<ref name="LG 34020">Template:London Gazette</ref> He transferred to the Supplementary Reserve of Officers on 3 June 1936, thereby becoming a part-time soldier.<ref name="LG 34290">Template:London Gazette</ref> He was promoted to lieutenant on 1 February 1937.<ref name="LG 34376">Template:London Gazette</ref> On 12 April 1937, he transferred from the Coldstream Guards to the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry, Territorial Army, in the rank of second lieutenant.<ref name="LG 34390">Template:London Gazette</ref>

Cadogan saw active service during the Second World War.<ref name="WWW">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On 4 February 1943, as a lieutenant (temporary captain), he was awarded the Military Cross (MC) "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East".<ref name="LG 2 February 1943">Template:London Gazette</ref>

On 1 May 1947, he transferred from the Reserve of Officers to the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry, a Territorial Army unit of the Royal Armoured Corps and was promoted to lieutenant colonel.<ref name="LG 19 September 1947">Template:London Gazette</ref> He relinquished his commission on 1 May 1948 and was granted the honorary rank of lieutenant colonel.<ref name="LG 13 July 1948">Template:London Gazette</ref>

Later life

Cadogan held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of the County of London in 1958 and was Mayor of Chelsea in 1964.

On his death in 1997 his titles passed to his son Charles Gerald John Cadogan, 8th Earl Cadogan.

Personal life

Cadogan married twice; firstly, on 11 June 1936 Primrose Lilian Yarde-Buller, daughter of John Reginald Lopes Yarde-Buller, 3rd Baron Churston of Churston Ferrers and Lupton and secondly Cecilia Margaret Hamilton-Wedderburn (10 March 1916 – 31 March 1999),<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> daughter of Lt-Col. Henry Kellerman Hamilton-Wedderburn, on 13 January 1961. With his first wife he had four children, the eldest son of whom was his heir Charles Gerald John Cadogan, 8th Earl Cadogan.

He was a Freemason and served as the Pro Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England from 1969 until 1982.

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