Edward Cadogan (1833–1890) was a British clergyman and rower who won

Silver Goblets The Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup is a rowing event for men's coxless pairs at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from all eligible rowing club A rowing club ...

Henley Royal Regatta Henley Royal Regatta (or Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage) is a rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. It was established on 26 March 1839. It differs from the thre ...

. Cadogan was born at

Caerfyrddin Carmarthen (, RP: ; cy, Caerfyrddin , "Merlin's fort" or "Sea-town fort") is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community in Wales, lying on the River Towy. north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay. The population was 14,185 in 2011, dow ...

Sain Pedr, Carmarthenshire, Wales, the son of Colonel Edward Cadogan and his wife Virginie de Beaumassoir. He was educated at

Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church ( la, Ædes Christi, the temple or house, '' ædēs'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, the college is uniqu ...

and was a rower at the university. In 1854 he partnered

Walter Francis Short Walter Francis Short (1832–1910) was an English academic, schoolmaster, clergyman and rowing (sport), rower. Short was the son of Rev William Short, vicar of Chippenham and his wife Jane Awdry, eldest daughter of John Awdry of Notton, Wiltsh ...

to win

at Henley. In 1855 the pair were runners up in Silver Goblets to A. A. Casamajor and

Josias Nottidge Josias Nottidge (1828–1873) was an English rower who twice won Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta. Nottidge rowed initially for Wandle Club . He took part in the Wingfield Sculls in 1853 when it was won by James Paine. In the heat, there ...

. Cadogan took holy orders and in 1872 became Rural Dean and Rector of

Wicken, Northamptonshire Wicken is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northamptonshire. It is about one mile north of the A422 road between Milton Keynes and Buckingham and forms part of West Northamptonshire district. At the time of the 2001 census ...

. He added a new wing at the Rectory at cost of £300 in 1873, not long after his arrival in the parish.Wicken, ''A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 5: The Hundred of Cleley'' (2002), pp. 413-438. Date accessed: 21 February 2010
/ref> Cadogan was concerned with the village school which, in 1875, he claimed that he found 'struggling into life and health'. Within three years Cadogan placed it on a sound footing and there were about 80 children on the books. He appealed for increased subscriptions and threatened a school board if these were not forthcoming. He offered to hand the management over to the subscribers or their elected representatives. Cadogan killed himself at his Rectory in Wicken on 16 April 1890, an inquest jury returned a verdict of "suicide whilst temporarily insane". Cadogan married Alice Smith in 1856. Their daughter Blanche Ann married Sir William Carlile, MP for

Buckingham Buckingham ( ) is a market town in north Buckinghamshire, England, close to the borders of Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, which had a population of 12,890 at the 2011 Census. The town lies approximately west of Central Milton Keynes, sou ...

. Their son, Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Osbert Samuel Cadogan, 1st Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers, was killed in action on 30 October 1914. A grandson, Edward Henry Cadogan, played first-class cricket for Hampshire.Edward Cadogan playing statistics
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2014. Cadogan's second daughter Edith Elise married fellow author and yachtsman Francis Cowper; their eldest son

Frank Cadogan Cowper Frank Cadogan Cowper (16 October 1877 – 17 November 1958)"Obituary: Fran ...

became a noted artist.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cadogan, Edward 1833 births 1890 deaths English male rowers Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Sportspeople from Carmarthenshire 19th-century English Anglican priests People from West Northamptonshire District Suicides by firearm in England