William Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart

This article is about the 1st Earl Cathcart. For his son in the Royal Navy, see William Cathcart (Royal Navy officer).

General The Right Honourable

The Earl Cathcart

KT PC PC (Ire)
Portrait, 1780
NicknameCath
Born(1755-09-17)17 September 1755
Petersham, London
Died16 June 1843(1843-06-16) (aged 87)
Glasgow, Scotland
Allegiance Great Britain
 United Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
RankGeneral
CommandsCommander-in-Chief, Scotland
Commander-in-Chief, Ireland
Conflicts
AwardsKnight of the Order of the Thistle
Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
Order of St. George of the Fourth Degree (Russia)

General William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart, KT, PC, PC (Ire) (17 September 1755 – 16 June 1843) was a British Army officer and diplomat who served as the British ambassador to Russia from 1805 to 1806.

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