Charles Cadogan, 8th Earl Cadogan
Charles Gerald John Cadogan, 8th Earl Cadogan, KBE, DL (born 24 March 1937) is a British peer, landowner and philanthropist.
He was born the son of William Gerald Charles Cadogan, 7th Earl Cadogan and known as Viscount Chelsea before inheriting the title of Earl Cadogan on the death of his father on 4 July 1997. He was educated at Eton College. He is a first cousin of His Highness the Aga Khan.
He was a Second Lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Greater London in 1996. He chaired Chelsea Football Club from 1981 until 1982 and is also a Governor of Culford School in Suffolk.
In the Sunday Times Rich List 2009 ranking of the wealthiest people in the UK his family was placed 14th with an estimated fortune of £2,000 million. — the second richest UK-based peer behind the Duke of Westminster. The Cadogan family's wealth is based on Cadogan Estates, extensive landholdings in Chelsea, a wealthy part of London, including much of Sloane Street and Cadogan Hall.
Cadogan was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2012 Queen's Birthday Honours "for charitable services".
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