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CATHCART, SIR GEORGE (17941854), English soldier, third son of the 1st Earl Cathcart, was born in London on the 12th of May 1794.
After the recall of this expedition Cathcart commanded the forces in Scotland until 1807, when he was placed in charge of the expedition to Copenhagen, which surrendered to him on the 6th of September.
Four weeks later he was created Viscount Cathcart of Cathcart and Baron Greenock of Greenock in the peerage of the United Kingdom, resuming the Scottish command on his return from the front.
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 Earl Cathcart - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The Earl bears the subsidiary titles of Viscount Cathcart (1807) and Baron Greenock (1807) in the Peerage of the UK, and Lord Cathcart (1460) in the Peerage of Scotland.
William Schaw Cathcart, 10th Lord Cathcart (1755-1843) (became Viscount Cathcart in 1807 and Earl Cathcart in 1814)
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Cathcart, Charles Murray, 2nd Earl, general, governor general of British North America (b at Walton, Eng 21 Dec 1783; d at St Leonard's-on-Sea, Eng 16 July 1859).
One of Wellington's staff officers in the Napoleonic wars, Cathcart was also an amateur scientist of some reputation.
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The Right Honourable Charles Vincent Massey, CC PC (February 20, 1887 - December 30, 1967) was the eighteenth Governor General of Canada and the first who was born in Canada.
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The earliest know likeness of a Cathcart is that of John 2nd Lord Cathcart who resided at Sundrum and died in 1535.
Lord William Cathcart successfully commanded the expedition to capture the Danish fleet at Copenhagen, denying its use to Napoleon Bonaparte.
Charles 9th Lord Cathcart was an eminent soldier and statesman.
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 4831
Augustus Murray Cathcart, son of Charles Murray Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart and Henrietta Mather, on 28 November 1866.
     Charles Murray Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart was born on 21 December 1783.
She married Charles Murray Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart, son of William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart and Elizabeth Elliot, on 30 September 1818 in France.
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 WILLIAM SCHAW CATHCART, 1ST EARL CATHCART - LoveToKnow Article on WILLIAM SCHAW CATHCART, 1ST EARL CATHCART   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
In 1771 he went to St Petersburg, where his father, Charles, 9th Baron Cathcart (1721-1776), a general in the army, was ambassador.
His son, CHARLES MURRAY CATHCART, 2nd earl (1783-1859), succeeded to the title in 1843.
He entered the 2nd Life Guards ill 1800, and saw active service under Sir James Craig in the Mediterranean, 1805-1806.
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Cathcart served as a staff officer with Wellington in the Napoleonic wars; commander of British forces in North America, June 15, 1845 to May 13, 1847; Administrator and Governor General, Nov. 26, 1845 to Jan. 30, 1847 during the Oregon boundary dispute; 1841 discovered the mineral greenockite, a sulphate of cadmium.
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 Earl Cathcart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The title of Earl Cathcart was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1814.
Charles Alan Andrew Cathcart, 7th Earl Cathcart (b.
This page was last modified 12:34, 21 July 2005.
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 2853
She was the daughter of William Cunningham, 4th Earl of Glencairn.
He was the son of Charles Schaw Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart and Jane Hamilton.
She married William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart, son of Charles Schaw Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart and Jane Hamilton, on 10 April 1779.
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 Earl Cathcart -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Earl Cathcart -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
The title of Earl Cathcart was created in the (Click link for more info and facts about Peerage of the United Kingdom) Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1814.
The Earl bears the subsidiary titles of Viscount Cathcart (1807) and Baron Greenock (1807) in the Peerage of the UK, and Lord Cathcart (1460) in the (Click link for more info and facts about Peerage of Scotland) Peerage of Scotland.
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After his death it passed to James Murray, 2nd Earl of Annandale, and then to David Murray, Lord Balvaird.
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 Descendants of John Murray, 1st Earl of Atholl (-1642) gen 1-5 of 12 gen
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+[177] John (1st Marquess of Atholl) Murray - 1703 Info 2: created Marquess of Atholl, Earl of Tullibardine, Viscout of Balquhidder, Lord Murray of Balveny, and Gask 7 feb 1676 m: May 05, 1659 d: May 06, 1703 Father: John (1st Earl of Atholl) Murray Mother: Jean Campbell......................................................................................................................
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