William Marshall Cazalet | |
|---|---|
 William Marshall Cazalet, John Singer Sargent, 1902 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 8, 1865 St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Died |
October 22, 1932 (aged 67) Tonbridge, Kent, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Parents |
Edward Cazalet Elizabeth Sutherland Marshall |
| Spouse | Maud Lucia Heron-Maxwell |
| Children | 4, including Victor Cazalet, Thelma Cazalet-Keir, and Peter Cazalet |
| Occupation | Socialite |
| Education | Christ Church, Oxford |
Fairlawne, where Cazalet grew up and lived as an adult
William Marshall Cazalet DL JP (8 July 1865 – 22 October 1932) was a wealthy British socialite who represented Great Britain at the 1908 Olympic Games in jeu de paume (real tennis).
Early life[]
Cazalet was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on 8 July 1865.[1] 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.[2] 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.[1] His father had a real tennis court built for him at Fairlawne, the family home in Shipbourne, Kent.[2]
Career[]
Cazalet was a "wealthy socialite", with friends including Rudyard Kipling.[1] He served as a Lieutenant in the West Kent Yeomanry Cavalry, was a High Sheriff of Kent, a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant of Kent.[1]
Cazalet represented Great Britain at the 1908 Olympic Games in jeu de paume.[1][3]
Cazalet was painted by John Singer Sargent in 1902, with his horse and wearing a hunting jacket.[4][5] The painting was sold at Christie's, New York in May 2007, with an estimate of US$2–3 million,[6] and realised $1.832 million.[7] 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.[8]
Personal life[]
Mrs. Cazalet with Edward and Victor Cazalet, by John Singer Sargent, 1900–01
He married Maud Lucia Heron-Maxwell (d. 1952), daughter of Sir John Robert Heron Heron-Maxwell, 7th Baronet.[2][9]
Cazalet's eldest son Edward was killed in action in France in 1916. 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.[1]
Cazalet died on 22 October 1932 in Tonbridge, Kent, England.[1][10]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "William Cazalet Bio, Stats, and Results". http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/william-cazalet-1.html. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Cazalet, Edward (1827–1883)". http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-40812. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ↑ "William Marshall Cazalet – Olympic Jeu de paume – Great Britain". 15 June 2016. https://www.olympic.org/william-marshall-cazalet. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ↑ "Sargent – The Complete Works – William Marshall Cazalet". https://www.johnsingersargent.org/William-Marshall-Cazalet.html. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ↑ "William Marshall Cazalet, 1902 – John Singer Sargent". https://www.wikiart.org/en/john-singer-sargent/william-marshall-cazalet-1902. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ↑ "William Marshall Cazalet sold by Christie's, New York, on Thursday, May 24, 2007". http://www.artvalue.com/auctionresult--sargent-john-singer-1856-1925-william-marshall-cazalet-1541462.htm. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ↑ "John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) William Marshall Cazalet". https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/john-singer-sargent-1856-1925-william-marshall-4907488-details.aspx. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ↑ Cascone, Sarah (28 May 2015). "Barbra Streisand Donates Priceless John Singer Sargent to LACMA". ArtNet News. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/barbra-streisand-donates-priceless-sargent-lacma-302526. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ↑ "Mrs Cazalet and her Children (Victor Alexander Cazalet; Maud Lucia Cazalet (née Heron-Maxwell); Edward Cazalet)". https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw138859/Mrs-Cazalet-and-her-Children-Victor-Alexander-Cazalet-Maud-Lucia-Cazalet-ne-Heron-Maxwell-Edward-Cazalet. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ↑ "William Marshall Cazalet". https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_UK990045. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
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