General William Schaw (1st Earl Cathcart) Cathcart^[1]

1755 - 1843  (87 years)

• Name	William Schaw (1st Earl Cathcart) Cathcart
  Prefix	General
  Birth	17 Sep 1755	Petersham, Surrey, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Jun 1843	Gartside Cottage, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  Person ID	I12815	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Charles Schaw 9th Baron Cathcart,   b. 21 Mar 1721   d. 14 Aug 1776 (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Jane Hamilton   d. 13 Nov 1771
  Marriage	24 Jul 1753
  Family ID	F43040	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Ellliot   d. 14 Dec 1847, Cathcart House, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
  Marriage	10 Apr 1779	New York, USA
  Children	1. General Sir Charles Murray (2nd Earl Cathcart) Cathcart, K.C.B.,   b. 21 Dec 1783, Walton, Essex, England. d. 16 Jul 1859, St. Leonards-On-Sea, Sussex, England. (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F4728	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  He held the office of Vice-Admiral of Scotland between 1795 and 1843. He gained the rank of General in 1812. He held the office of Ambassador to Russia between 1812 and 1820. He was invested as a Knight, Order of St. Anne of Russia on 30 September 1813. He was invested as a Knight, Order of St. George of Russia on 30 September 1813 4th Class. He was Joint Minister Plenipotentiary to the Congress of Vienna between 1814 and 1815 He was invested as a Knight, Order of St. Andrew of Russia on 6 May 1814. He was created 1st Earl Cathcart [U.K.] on 16 July 1814. He held the office of Governor of Hull between 1830 and 1843. He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3540] Hamish Maclaren.