William Marshall Cazalet DL JP (8 July 1865 – 22 October 1932) was a wealthy British landowner who represented Great Britain at the 1908 Olympic Games in jeu de paume (real tennis).[1]
William Marshall Cazalet | |
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 William Marshall Cazalet, John Singer Sargent, 1902 | |
| Born | 8 July 1865 St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Died | 22 October 1932 (aged 67) Tonbridge, Kent, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Occupation | Socialite |
| Known for | represented Great Britain at the 1908 Olympic Games in jeu de paume |
| Spouse | Maud Lucia Heron-Maxwell |
| Children | 4, including Victor Cazalet, Thelma Cazalet-Keir, and Peter Cazalet |
| Parent(s) | Edward Cazalet Elizabeth Sutherland Marshall |
| Relatives | Sir John Robert Heron Heron-Maxwell, 7th Baronet (father-in-law) |
Early life
editCazalet was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on 8 July 1865.[2] He was the son of Edward Cazalet, merchant and industrialist, and his wife, Elizabeth Sutherland Marshall (d. 1888), daughter and heir of William Marshall, doctor and Danish consul in Edinburgh.[3] Cazalet graduated from Christ Church, Oxford, in 1889. At Oxford, he won a Blue in real tennis (jeu de paume) in 1886, 1887 and 1889, and won the singles in 1889.[2] His father had a real tennis court built for him at Fairlawne, the family home in Shipbourne, Kent.[3]
Career
editCazalet was a wealthy landowner, with friends including Rudyard Kipling.[2] He served as a Lieutenant in the West Kent Yeomanry Cavalry, and held appointments by the Crown as High Sheriff of Kent, a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant of Kent.[2]
Cazalet represented Great Britain at the 1908 Olympic Games in jeu de paume.[2][4]
Cazalet was painted by John Singer Sargent in 1902, with his horse and wearing a hunting jacket.[5][6] The painting was sold at Christie's, New York in May 2007, with an estimate of US$2–3 million,[7] and realised $1.832 million.[8] In 2015, Barbra Streisand donated Sargent's 1900–01 group portrait of his wife and two children, Mrs. Cazalet and Children Edward and Victor, to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.[9]
Personal life
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He married Maud Lucia Heron-Maxwell (known as Molly; d. 1952),[10] daughter of Sir John Robert Heron Heron-Maxwell, 7th Baronet.[3][11]
Cazalet's eldest son Edward, born 1894, was killed in action in France in 1916.[10] His second son, Victor Cazalet, and his daughter Thelma Cazalet-Keir, both became Members of Parliament, and his third son was the racehorse trainer Peter Cazalet.[2]
Cazalet died on 22 October 1932 in Tonbridge, Kent, England.[2][12]
References
edit- ^ "William Marshall Cazalet". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "William Cazalet Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ a b c Howe, A. C. (2004). "Cazalet, Edward (1827–1883)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/40812. Retrieved 1 April 2019. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "William Marshall Cazalet – Olympic Jeu de paume – Great Britain". International Olympic Committee. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Sargent – The Complete Works – William Marshall Cazalet". www.johnsingersargent.org. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "William Marshall Cazalet, 1902 – John Singer Sargent". www.wikiart.org. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "William Marshall Cazalet sold by Christie's, New York, on Thursday, May 24, 2007". www.artvalue.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) William Marshall Cazalet". Christie's. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ Cascone, Sarah (28 May 2015). "Barbra Streisand Donates Priceless John Singer Sargent to LACMA". ArtNet News. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Cazalet Family Papers, MS 917". Catalogs Online Collection. Eton College. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Mrs Cazalet and her Children (Victor Alexander Cazalet; Maud Lucia Cazalet (née Heron-Maxwell); Edward Cazalet)". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "William Marshall Cazalet". npg.si.edu. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
