Charles Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan
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Charles Sloane Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan (29 September 1728–3 April 1807) was a British peer and Whig politician.
Cadogan was the only son of the 2nd Baron Cadogan and his wife, Elizabeth, the second daughter of Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. From 1749-54 and again from 1755, Cadogan was a Member of Parliament for Cambridge until he inherited his father's title in 1776. He was also appointed Keeper of the Privy Purse to Prince Edward of Wales in 1756, Surveyor of the King's Gardens from 1764-69 and Master of the Mint from 1769-84. In 1800, he was elevated in the Peerage as Earl Cadogan.
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On 30 May 1747, Cadogan married Hon. Frances Bromley (a daughter of the 1st Baron Montfort) and they had six children:
- Hon. Charles Henry Sloane, later styled Viscount Chelsea and later 2nd Earl Cadogan (1749-1832)
- Rev. Hon. William Bromley, (1751-1797)
- Hon. Thomas (1752-1782), naval officer lost at sea aboard HMS Glorieux.
- Hon. George (1754-1780), killed in India while an officer in the HEIC army.
- Hon. Edward (1758-1779), army officer
- Hon. Henry William (1761-1774)
Cadogan's first wife died in 1768, and on 10 May 1777, he married Mary Churchill (a granddaughter of Robert Walpole) and they had four children:
- Hon. Henry (1780-1813), killed at the Battle of Vitoria.
- Hon. George, later 3rd Earl Cadogan
- Lady Emily Mary (d. 1839), married Rev. Hon. Gerald Wellesley (younger son of the 1st Earl of Mornington).
- Lady Charlotte (1781-1853), married (1) 1st Baron Cowley, (2) 1st Marquess of Anglesey.
Cadogan and his second wife divorced in 1796 and on his death in 1807, his titles passed to his eldest son, Charles, by his first wife.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Viscount Dupplin and Christopher Jeaffreson |
MP for Cambridge with Viscount Dupplin 1749–1754 |
Succeeded by Viscount Dupplin and Hon. Thomas Bromley |
| Preceded by Viscount Dupplin and Hon. Thomas Bromley |
MP for Cambridge with Viscount Dupplin until 1758 Soame Jenyns from 1758 1755–1776 |
Succeeded by Soame Jenyns and Benjamin Keene |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Viscount Chetwynd |
Master of the Mint 1769–1784 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Effingham |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by Charles Cadogan |
Baron Cadogan 1776–1807 |
Succeeded by Charles Cadogan |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Second creation |
Earl Cadogan 1800–1807 |
Succeeded by Charles Cadogan |
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