For the British merchant and industrialist, see Edward Cazalet (merchant).

Sir Edward Stephen Cazalet DL (born 26 April 1936) is a retired judge of the High Court of England and Wales.

Early life

Edward Cazalet was born in 1936, the son of the Queen Mother's racehorse trainer Peter Cazalet and Leonora Wodehouse, the stepdaughter of P. G. Wodehouse.[2] He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, where he was master of the university drag hounds.[1] His friends included Sir Simon Hornby, who would later marry his sister, Sheran.[3]

Career

Cazalet is a barrister, High Court judge and an authority on P. G. Wodehouse.[2] He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1985.[4] Cazalet is the principal trustee of Wodehouse's estate, and in 2016, was "delighted" when the British Library acquired the Wodehouse archive in 2016.[5] He is a member of The Other Club, a London dining club.

Personal life

He is married to the Honourable Camilla Jane Gage, daughter of Henry Gage, 6th Viscount Gage[6] and they have children:

References

  1. ^ a b Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 738. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
  2. ^ a b William Shawcross (4 August 2013). Queen Mother: The Selected Letters of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother:. Pan Macmillan. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-4472-5588-8. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Sir Simon Hornby". Telegraph. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  4. ^ "State Intelligence: Crown Office" (PDF). The London Gazette: 5735. 17 April 1985. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  5. ^ Robert McCrum. "PG Wodehouse secures redemption as British Library acquires priceless archive | Books". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Camilla Jane (née Gage), Lady Cazalet - Person - National Portrait Gallery". Npg.org.uk. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.