Charles Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan

British politician

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1728

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 03-Apr-1807

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Charles Sloane Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan (29 September 1728 – 3 April 1807) was a British peer and Whig politician. Cadogan was the only son of Charles Cadogan, 2nd Baron Cadogan and his wife, Elizabeth, the second daughter of Sir Hans Sloane, Bart.
and was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford. From 1749–54 and again from 1755, Cadogan was a Member of Parliament for Cambridge until he inherited his father's title in 1776.
He was also appointed Keeper of the Privy Purse to Prince Edward in 1756, Surveyor of the King's Gardens from 1764–69 and Master of the Mint from 1769–84.
In 1800, he was elevated in the Peerage as 1st Viscount Chelsea and 1st Earl Cadogan.
In 1777 he leased 100 acres (0.40 km2) of the family estate in Chelsea to architect Henry Holland for building development.
Holland built Sloane Square, Sloane Street, Cadogan Place and Hans Place.