George Cadogan, 5th Earl Cadogan
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| George Cadogan | |
 5th Earl Cadogan
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| Born | 1840 |
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| Died | 1915 |
| Occupation | politician |
| Spouse | Beatrix and Adele |
| Children | nine |
George Henry Cadogan, 5th Earl Cadogan, KG, PC (12 May 1840 – 6 March 1915) was a British Conservative politician. He served as Lord Privy Seal from 1886 to 1892 (after 1887 in the Cabinet), and again in the cabinet as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1895 to 1902 and was also the first Mayor of Chelsea in 1900. On 16 May 1865, he married Lady Beatrix Craven (the fourth daughter of the 2nd Earl of Craven) and they had nine children:
- Albert Edward George Henry, briefly Viscount Chelsea (1866-1878), a godchild of Albert, Prince of Wales.
- Henry Arthur, Viscount Chelsea (1868-1908)
- Gerald Oakley, briefly Viscount Chelsea (1869-1933)
- Lady Emily Julia (1871-1909), married the 3rd Baron Lurgan.
- Hon. Lewin Edward (1872-1917)
- Lady Sophie Beatrix Mary (1874-1943), married Sir Samuel Scott, 6th Baronet.
- Hon. William George Sydney (1879-1914), killed in action.
- Hon. Edward Cecil George (1880-1962)
- Hon. Alexander George Montagu (1884-1968)
Lord Cadogan's wife died in 1907 and on 12 January 1911, he married his first cousin once removed, Adele.
By 1888, at the initiative of the Fifth Earl, building work was well under way at the south-eastern end of London's Sloane Street to rebuild Holy Trinity Church to the design of the leading Arts and Crafts architect John Dando Sedding. Cadogan funded the entire initial operation, including the commissioning of numerous fittings for the new building by leading sculptors and designers including Henry Wilson (who assumed overall artistic control when Sedding died prematurely), Onslow Ford, Edward Burne-Jones, William Morris and H H Armstead. Money was found for the installation of a great organ by James John Walker, which quickly became famous for its cathedral-like effect in the opulent acoustic of the building. The church (and its fittings, including the organ) remain a testament to a very particularly focussed example of aristocratic patronage.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir William Tite Donald Dalrymple |
Member of Parliament for Bath with Donald Dalrymple 1873 |
Succeeded by Donald Dalrymple Viscount Grey de Wilton |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Pembroke |
Under-Secretary of State for War 1875–1878 |
Succeeded by Viscount Bury |
| Preceded by James Lowther |
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies 1878–1880 |
Succeeded by Mountstuart Grant Duff |
| Preceded by William Ewart Gladstone |
Lord Privy Seal 1886–1892 |
Succeeded by William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by The Lord Houghton |
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1895–1902 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Dudley |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Henry Cadogan |
Earl Cadogan 1873–1915 |
Succeeded by Gerald Cadogan |
