Michael Lambart, 12th Earl of Cavan

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.


The Earl of Cavan

Michael Lambart, 12th Earl of the County of Cavan
Earl of Cavan
In office
1950–1988
Preceded byHorace Lambart
Succeeded byRoger Lambart
Personal details
Born29 October 1911
Died17 November 1988(1988-11-17) (aged 77)
Spouse(s)
Essex Lucy Cholmondeley
(m. 1947)
Military career
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1955–1958
UnitShropshire Yeomanry

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 the 12th Earl had no sons, the title passed from him to a distant cousin, Roger Cavan Lambart, a descendant of the 7th Earl.

References

  1. "Michael Edward Oliver Lambart, 12th Earl of the County of Cavan". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by
Horace Lambart
Earl of Cavan
1950–1988
Succeeded by
Roger Lambart
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