Charles Cadogan, 2nd Baron Cadogan
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General Charles Cadogan, 2nd Baron Cadogan (1685 – 24 September 1776) was a British
peer
, soldier and Whig
politician.
Charles Cadogan was the younger son of Henry Cadogan
and his wife, Bridget, the second daughter of Sir Hardress Waller
. He inherited his title in 1726 on the death of his elder brother William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan
whose titles other than 1st Baron Cadogan became extinct.
He married heiress Elizabeth Sloane, daughter of Sir Hans Sloane
, Bt. on 25 July 1717 at St. George the Martyr, Queen Square, London. They had one son and heir, Charles Sloane Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan. Through this marriage the 250 acres (1 km²) Sloane estate in suburban Chelsea came into the Cadogan family and have been the basis of the family wealth ever since. Cadogan became Lord of the Manor of Chelsea.
He joined the Army and rose by 1715 to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Coldstream Guards and made Colonel of the 4th Foot in 1719 (until 1734). He was Colonel of the 6th Dragoons between 1734 and 1742 and made a Brigadier-General in 1735, Major-General in 1739, Lieutenant-General in 1745 and General in 1761. He was Governor of Sheerness between 1749 and 1752 and Governor of Gravesend and Tilbury Fort between 1752 and 1776.
He was returned as Member of Parliament (Whig) for Reading in 1716 and Member of Parliament (Whig) for Newport, Isle of Wight in 1722.
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peer
Peerage
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, soldier and Whig
British Whig Party
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politician.
Charles Cadogan was the younger son of Henry Cadogan
Henry Cadogan
Henry Cadogan of Liscarton was the son of Major William Cadogan and father of William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan and Charles Cadogan, 2nd Baron Cadogan ....
and his wife, Bridget, the second daughter of Sir Hardress Waller
Hardress Waller
Sir Hardress Waller , cousin of Sir William Waller, was an English parliamentarian of note.-Life:Born in Groombridge, Kent, and descendant of Sir Richard Waller of Groombridge Place, Waller was knighted by Charles I in 1629...
. He inherited his title in 1726 on the death of his elder brother William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan
William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan
William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan KT PC was a noted military officer in the army of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough during the War of the Spanish Succession...
whose titles other than 1st Baron Cadogan became extinct.
He married heiress Elizabeth Sloane, daughter of Sir Hans Sloane
Hans Sloane
Sir Hans Sloane, 1st Baronet, PRS was an Ulster-Scot physician and collector, notable for bequeathing his collection to the British nation which became the foundation of the British Museum...
, Bt. on 25 July 1717 at St. George the Martyr, Queen Square, London. They had one son and heir, Charles Sloane Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan. Through this marriage the 250 acres (1 km²) Sloane estate in suburban Chelsea came into the Cadogan family and have been the basis of the family wealth ever since. Cadogan became Lord of the Manor of Chelsea.
He joined the Army and rose by 1715 to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Coldstream Guards and made Colonel of the 4th Foot in 1719 (until 1734). He was Colonel of the 6th Dragoons between 1734 and 1742 and made a Brigadier-General in 1735, Major-General in 1739, Lieutenant-General in 1745 and General in 1761. He was Governor of Sheerness between 1749 and 1752 and Governor of Gravesend and Tilbury Fort between 1752 and 1776.
He was returned as Member of Parliament (Whig) for Reading in 1716 and Member of Parliament (Whig) for Newport, Isle of Wight in 1722.