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General William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart KT, PC, PC (Ire) (17 September 1755 – 16 June 1843), Scottish soldier and diplomatist, was born at Petersham, and educated at Eton. In 1771 he went to St. Petersburg, where his father, Charles Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart, a general in the army, was ambassador. From 1773 to 1777 he studied law, but after succeeding to the lordship of ...
General William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart. retrieved. 9 October 2017. ... Gen Sir William Schaw Cathcart Ist Earl Cathcart (Cathcart) (17 Sep 1755 - 17 Jun 1843)
William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart. by Charles (Cantelowe, Cantlo) Bestland, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after John Wright, after John Hoppner stipple engraving, published 22 November 1809 15 in. x 12 3/4 in. (380 mm x 324 mm) plate size; 15 1/2 in. x 13 1/8 in. (392 mm x 332 mm) paper size
Mar 2, 2015 · He was the eldest son of Scottish peer William Cathcart, 10th Lord Cathcart (1755 -1843), later Earl Cathcart and of Elizabeth Elliott (1760 - 1847), the daughter of Andrew Elliot, the governor of New York. His younger brother was General, the Honourable Sir George Cathcart KCB DL (1794 - 1854).
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William's first-born son, William Cathcart, entered the Royal Navy but died of yellow fever in 1804 while in command of his ship HMS Clorinde. Cathcart took two of his sons with him during his appointment as ambassador to Russia, Captain Frederick Macadam Cathcart served as his private secretary and Lieutenant George Cathcart functioned as his ...
