Henry Cadogan, 4th Earl Cadogan

The Right Honourable
The Earl Cadogan
PC
Portrait by Camille Silvy, 1861
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
In office
10 July 1866 – 1 December 1868
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Earl of Derby
Benjamin Disraeli
Preceded byThe Earl of Ducie
Succeeded byThe Duke of St Albans
Member of Parliament
In office
1852–1857
Preceded byEdward Royd Rice
George Clerk
Succeeded byRalph Bernal Osborne
William Russell
ConstituencyDover
In office
1841–1847
Preceded byCharles Fyshe Palmer
Thomas Talfourd
Succeeded byFrancis Pigott Stainsby Conant
Thomas Talfourd
ConstituencyReading
Personal details
Born15 February 1812
Mayfair, London, England
Died8 June 1873(1873-06-08) (aged 61)
Woodrising, Norfolk, England
PartyConservative
Spouse
Mary Wellesley
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​
(m. 1836; died 1873)​
Children6, including George
Parent
EducationOriel College, Oxford

Henry Charles Cadogan, 4th Earl Cadogan PC (15 February 1812 – 8 June 1873), styled Viscount Chelsea between 1820 and 1864, was a British diplomat and Conservative politician. He served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard between 1866 and 1868.

Background and education

Cadogan was born at South Audley Street, Mayfair, London, the second but eldest surviving son of George Cadogan, 3rd Earl Cadogan, by his wife Honoria Louisa Blake, daughter of Joseph Blake. He was educated at Eton and Oriel College, Oxford.

Diplomatic and political career

Cadogan initially joined the Diplomatic Service and was an attaché in St Petersburg from 1834 to 1835. In 1841 he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Reading, a seat he held until 1847,[1][2] and later represented Dover from 1852 to 1857. [2][3]

In 1842 he applied for the role of Steward and Bailiff of the Chiltern Hundreds in order to vacate his seat, but this was refused by the Chancellor of the Exchequer due to concerns that any subsequent by-election was being manipulated.[4] This is the most recent time the government refused to allow an MP to resign in this way.

After leaving Parliament he returned to the Diplomatic Service and served as Secretary of the Paris Embassy from 1858 to 1859. In 1864 he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. When the Conservatives came to power under Lord Derby in 1866, Cadogan was sworn of the Privy Council[5] and appointed Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard,[6] a post he held until 1868, the last year under the premiership of Benjamin Disraeli.[7]

Apart from his diplomatic and political careers, Lord Cadogan was the Colonel of the Royal Westminster Militia, appointed on 6 December 1841.[8] On 13 March 1865 he became Honorary Colonel of the regiment.[9]

Family

Lord Cadogan married Mary Sarah Wellesley, daughter of Valerian Wellesley, on 13 July 1836 in Durham Cathedral. They had four sons and two daughters. The Countess Cadogan died in February 1873, aged 65. Lord Cadogan died at Woodrising, Norfolk, in June 1873, aged 61. His eldest son George succeeded in the earldom.

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 1)
  2. 1 2 Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 113, 250. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  3. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 3)
  4. ↑ "Resignation from the House of Commons" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 11 September 2019. p. 11. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "No. 23136". The London Gazette. 11 July 1866. p. 3981.
  6. ↑ "No. 23137". The London Gazette. 13 July 1866. p. 3984.
  7. ↑ "No. 23452". The London Gazette. 22 December 1868. p. 6775.
  8. ↑ Arthur Sleigh, The Royal Militia and Yeomanry Cavalry Army List, April 1850, London: British Army Despatch Press, 1850/Uckfield: Naval and Military Press, 1991, ISBN 978-1-84342-410-9, p. 95.
  9. ↑ Army List.
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