Charles Cadogan, 2nd Baron Cadogan

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-acre (1.0 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.

References

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
• www.thepeerage.com

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Felix Calvert Robert Clarges	Member of Parliament for Reading 1716–1722 With: Owen Buckingham	Succeeded by Anthony Blagrave Clement Kent
Preceded by The Earl of March The Lord Whitworth	Member of Parliament for Newport, Isle of Wight 1722–1726 With: The Lord Whitworth	Succeeded by Sir William Willys George Huxley
Military offices
Preceded by John Huske	Governor of Sheerness 1749–1752	Succeeded by Sir John Mordaunt
Preceded by The Lord De La Warr	Governor of Gravesend and Tilbury 1752–1776	Succeeded by William Fawcett
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by William Cadogan	Baron Cadogan 1726–1776	Succeeded by Charles Sloane Cadogan

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Name	Cadogan, Charles Cadogan, 2nd Baron
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Date of birth	1685
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Date of death	1776
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