Michael Lambart, 12th Earl of Cavan
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The Earl of Cavan | |
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![]() 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(s) | Horace Lambart, 11th Earl of Cavan Audrey Kathleen Loder |
Military career | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
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.