George Cadogan, 3rd Earl Cadogan
British Royal Navy officer and earl / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Admiral George Cadogan, 3rd Earl Cadogan, CB (5 May 1783 – 15 September 1864)[1] was a British Royal Navy officer and politician of the mid-nineteenth century who first gained fame for his service in the Adriatic campaign of the Napoleonic Wars in command of HMS Havannah. Cadogan later served as aide-de-camp to successive British monarchs and received promotion to full admiral.
Admiral The Right Honourable The Earl Cadogan CB | |
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Born | 5 May 1783 (1783-05-05) London, England |
Died | 15 September 1864 (1864-09-16) (aged 81) London, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1796 to 1864 |
Rank | Admiral |
Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars • Adriatic Campaign |
Awards | Knight of the Order of Maria Theresa, Companion of the Order of the Bath |
The son of Charles Cadogan, 3rd Baron Cadogan and his second wife Mary Churchill, Cadogan inherited his father's titles from his half-brother Charles in 1832 and became the third Earl Cadogan. He was also created 1st Baron Oakley of Caversham on 10 September 1831. Later in life, Cadogan was elected to become a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and died in 1864.