Michael Lambart, 12th Earl of Cavan
The Earl of Cavan | |
|---|---|
 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 |
Essex Lucy Cholmondeley
(m. 1947) |
| Parent | Horace Lambart, 11th Earl of Cavan |
| 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.
He married Essex Lucy Cholmondeley, daughter of Henry Arthur Cholmondeley and Helen Mary Wrigley, on 10 April 1947.[1]
As he had no sons, the title passed from him to a distant cousin, Roger Cavan Lambart, a descendant of the 7th Earl.
References
[edit]- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.