William Marshall Cazalet | |
|---|---|
 William Marshall Cazalet,John Singer Sargent, 1902 | |
| Born | 8 July 1865 St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Died | 22 October 1932 (aged 67) Tonbridge, Kent, England |
| Education | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Occupation | Socialite |
| Known for | represented Great Britain at the 1908 Olympic Games injeu de paume |
| Spouse | Maud Lucia Heron-Maxwell |
| Children | 4, includingVictor Cazalet,Thelma Cazalet-Keir, andPeter Cazalet |
| Parent(s) | Edward Cazalet Elizabeth Sutherland Marshall |
| Relatives | Sir John Robert Heron Heron-Maxwell, 7th Baronet (father-in-law) |
William Marshall CazaletDL JP (8 July 1865 – 22 October 1932) was a wealthy British landowner who representedGreat Britain at the1908 Olympic Games injeu de paume (real tennis).[1]
Cazalet was born inSaint Petersburg, Russia, on 8 July 1865.[2] He was the son ofEdward 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 fromChrist Church, Oxford, in 1889. At Oxford, he won aBlue 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 atFairlawne, the family home inShipbourne, Kent.[3]
Cazalet was a wealthy landowner, with friends includingRudyard Kipling.[2] He served as a Lieutenant in theWest Kent Yeomanry Cavalry, and held appointments bythe Crown asHigh Sheriff of Kent, aJustice of the Peace andDeputy Lieutenant of Kent.[2]
Cazalet represented Great Britain at the1908 Olympic Games injeu de paume.[2][4]
Cazalet was painted byJohn Singer Sargent in 1902, with his horse and wearing a hunting jacket.[5][6] The painting was sold atChristie'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 theLos Angeles County Museum of Art.[9]
He married Maud Lucia Heron-Maxwell (known as Molly; d. 1952),[10] daughter ofSir 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 daughterThelma Cazalet-Keir, both became Members of Parliament, and his third son was the racehorse trainerPeter Cazalet.[2]
Cazalet died on 22 October 1932 inTonbridge, Kent, England.[2][12]
