| The Right Honourable The Earl Cadogan KG, PC, JP |
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| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | |
| In office 29 June 1895 – 11 August 1902 |
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| Monarch | Victoria Edward VII |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury Arthur Balfour |
| Preceded by | The Lord Houghton |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Dudley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 May 1840 |
| Died | 6 March 1915 London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Lady Beatrix Craven (1844-1907) (2) Adele Neri (d. 1960) |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
George Henry Cadogan, 5th Earl Cadogan KG, PC, JP (12 May 1840 – 6 March 1915) was a British Conservative politician.
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Cadogan was the eldest son of Henry Cadogan, 4th Earl Cadogan, by his wife Mary, daughter of Reverend Gerald Wellesley, younger brother of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford.
In 1868 he stood unsuccessfully as parliamentary candidate for Bury, Lancashire but was successfully returned as Member of Parliament for Bath in 1873 just before he was ennobled on the death of his father and had to move to the House of Lords. He was made Under-Secretary for War in 1875 and Under-Secretary to the Colonies in 1878 by Disraeli. He served under Lord Salisbury 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. He was also the first Mayor of Chelsea in 1900. He was made a Knight of the Garter for political services in 1891.[1]
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, Nelson Dawson 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.
As Lord of the Manor of Chelsea he held large estates there, much of which he dedicated to houses for the working class.
On 16 May 1865, he married Lady Beatrix Craven, fourth daughter of William Craven, 2nd Earl of Craven. They had nine children:
He bought Culford Park, Culford, Suffolk in 1889 as a family home. It is now a private school.
Lord Cadogan's wife died in 1907 and on 12 January 1911, he married his first cousin once removed, Adele, daughter of Lippo Neri, Count Palagi del Palagio and Olivia Georgiana Cadogan. Lord Cadogan died in London on 6 March 1915, aged 74. The Countess Cadogan died in February 1960.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir William Tite Donald Dalrymple |
Member of Parliament for Bath 1873 With: Donald Dalrymple |
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 M. E. 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 |