Michael Lambart, 12th Earl of Cavan
The Earl of Cavan TD DL | |
|---|---|
 Michael Lambart, 12th Earl of the County of Cavan | |
| Earl of Cavan | |
| In office 1950–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Horace Lambart |
| Succeeded by | Roger Lambart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 October 1911 |
| Died | 17 November 1988 (aged 77) |
| Spouse(s) | Essex Lucy Cholmondeley
(m. 1947) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1955–1958 |
| Unit | Shropshire Yeomanry |
Michael Edward Oliver Lambart, 12th Earl of Cavan TD DL (29 October 1911 – 17 November 1988) was a hereditary peer. He succeeded his father in 1950.
Lord Cavan was educated at Radley College, a public school for boys in Oxfordshire.
He was commanding officer of the Shropshire Yeomanry between 1955 and 1958.[1]
He married Essex Lucy Cholmondeley, daughter of Henry Arthur Cholmondeley and Helen Mary Wrigley, on 10 April 1947.[2]
As he had no sons, the title passed from him to a distant cousin, Roger Cavan Lambart, a descendant of the 7th Earl.
References[]
- ^ "Michael Edward Oliver Lambart, 12th Earl of the County of Cavan". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
Categories:
- 1911 births
- 1988 deaths
- People educated at Radley College
- Deputy Lieutenants of Shropshire
- British Army personnel of World War II
- King's Shropshire Light Infantry officers
- Shropshire Yeomanry officers
- Earls of Cavan