William Gerald Charles Cadogan, 7th Earl Cadogan (13 February 1914 - 4 July 1997) was a British peer and professional soldier.
He was born the eldest son of Gerald Oakley Cadogan, 6th Earl Cadogan and inherited his titles on the death of his father on 4 October 1933. he was educated at Eton and Sandhurst Military College. He married twice; firstly,on 11 June 1936 the Hon. 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, daughter of Lt-Col. Henry Kellerman Hamilton-Wedderburn, on 13 January 1961. With his first wife he had 4 children, the eldest son of whom was his heir Charles Gerald John Cadogan, 8th Earl Cadogan.[1]
He joined the Army and rose to the rank of Captain in the Coldstream Guards, seeing action in World War II, where in 1943 he won the Military Cross (MC). He was later made Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel in the Coldstream Guards.
He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of the County of London in 1958 and Mayor of Chelsea in 1964.
On his death in 1997 his titles passed to his son Charles Gerald John Cadogan, 8th Earl Cadogan.
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Gerald Oakley Cadogan |
Earl Cadogan 1933–1997 |
Succeeded by Charles Gerald John Cadogan |