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558 in June, 1780. He served as quartermaster-general until the arrival of Gen. Dalrymple, was present at the siege of Charleston, returning to England in October, 1780. He joined the Walcheren expedi- tion in 1793, with the rank of brigadier-general, served under the Duke of York with distinction in 1794, and on his return to England in 1801 was made lieutenant-general. He took his seat as a representative Scottish peer in 1807, and in the same year became commander-in-chief of the ex- pedition against Copenhagen. On its successful termination he was made Viscount Cathcart and Baron Greenock in the English peerage, 8 Nov., 1807. He was made general in 1813, was minister to Russia from 1813 till 1814, and became Earl Cathcart on 16 July, 1814. He accompanied the Emperor Alexander through the campaigns of 1813-4, entered Paris with the allies, represented England at the congress of Vienna, and signed the treaty of peace that followed Waterloo. He was afterward again minister to Russia.

CATHRALL, Isaac, physician, b. in Philadel- phia, Pa., in 1764; d. 22 Feb., 1819. He studied medicine in London, Edinburgh, and Paris, re- turned home early in 1793, and was taken with yellow fever in that year ; but, notwithstanding this, remained at his post, both at that time and during the prevalence of the disease from 1797 till 1799, when he even dissected the bodies of those who had died of the fever. He was a surgeon of the city almshouse from 1810 to 1816. He pub- lished "Remarks on the Yellow Fever" (1794); " Buchan's Domestic Medicine, with Notes " (1797) ; " Memoir on the Analysis of the Black Vomit " (1800, in vol. V. of the " Transactions of the Ameri- can Philosophical Society"), and a pamphlet on yellow fever in conjunction with Dr. Currie (1802).

CATLIN, George, painter, b. in Wilkesbarre, Pa., 26 July, 1796 ; d. iii Jersey City, N. J., 23 Dec, 1872. He studied law at Litchfield, Conn., but after a few years' practice went to Philadelphia and turned his attention to drawing and painting. As an artist he was entirely self-taught. In 1832 he went to the far west and spent eight years among the In- dians of Yellowstone river, Indian territory, Ar- kansas, and Florida, painting a unique series of Indian portraits and pictures, which attracted much attention on their exhibition both in this country and in Europe. Among these were 470 full-length portraits and a large number of pictures illustrative of Indian life and customs, most of which are now preserved in the national museum, Washington. In 1852-'7 Mr. Catlin travelled in South and Central America, after which he lived in Europe until 1871, when he returned to the United States. One hundred and twenty-six of his drawings illustrative of Indian life were at the Philadelphia exposition of 1876. He was the au- thor of "Notes of Eight Years in Europe"' (New York, 1848); "Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians" (London, 1857); "The Breath of Life, or Mai-Respiration" (New York, 1861) ; and " O-kee-pa : A Religious Cere- mony, and other Customs of the Mandans " (Lon- don, 1867).

CATON, John Dean, jurist, b. in Monroe, Orange co., N. Y., 19 March, 1812 ; d. in Chicago. 30 July, 1895. He received an academical education, and in 1833 became a lawyer in Chicago. In 1884 he was elected justice of the peace, the total num- ber of votes cast being only 229. He became judge of the Illinois supreme court in 1842, was made chief justice in 1855, and resigned in 1864, hav- ing acquired wealth in business. He travelled extensively through Europe, China, and Japan, and written "A Summer in Norway" (Chicago, 1875); "Antelope and Deer of America" (New York, 1877); and " Miscellanies" (Boston, 1880). Judge Caton has delivered nuiny addresses, and contrib- uted largely to the " American Naturalist " and other scientific journals. Among his papers is one that was read before the Chicago philosophical so- ciety on the subject of " Matter and a Supreme In- telligence" (Chicago, 1884).

CATON, Richard, merchant, b. in England in 1768 ; d. in Baltimore, Md., 19 May, 1845. In 1785 he became a merchant in Baltimore, and in 1790 entered into an association for the manufacture of cotton. He was particularly interested in geological researches, and was one of the founders in 1795 of the library company, whose collection was merged in the library of the Maryland historical society. In November. 1786, Mr. Caton, who was a tall, handsome man of fine presence and dignified carriage, married Mary, daughter of Charles Carroll of CarrolIton, a social favorite admired by Washington as her eldest daughter was admired by the " Iron Duke." Of their daughters, Mary became Marchioness of Wellesley ; Elizabeth, Lady Stafford ; Louisa, Duchess of Leeds ; and a fourth, the wife of Mr. John McTavish. British con- sul at Baltimore, whose son married Ella, youngest daughter of Gen. Winfield Scott. The three sisters, who resided in England, were celebrated for their fascination of manners, and Lady Wellesley for her beauty also. There is in Baltimore a portrait of Lady Wellesley by Sir Thomas Lawrence, which is admirable alike in execution and likeness. Mrs. Caton's portrait is presented above.

CATRON, John, jurist, b. in Wythe county, Va., in 1778; d. in Nashville, Tenn., 30 May, 1865. He was educated in the common schools of Virginia, and early developed a fondness for history. He removed to Tennessee in 1812, and entered upon the study of law, devoting to this purpose sixteen hours of the day for nearly four years. After serving in the New Orleans campaign under Gen. Jackson, he was elected state attorney by the Ten- nessee legislature. He removed to Nashville in 1818, and soon attained high rank as a chancery lawyer. He was especially famous for enforcing the seven years' act of limitations in real actions. In December, 1824, he was chosen one of the su- preme judges of the state, and was its chief justice from 1830 till 1836, when he was retired in accord- ance with a provision of the new state constitution. While on tlie bench he did his utmost to suppress the practice of duelling, although he had been him- self a noted duellist. He was made an associate justice of the U. S. supreme court in March, 1837, and held the office till his death. He was noted for his familiarity with the laws applicable to cases involving titles to western and southern lands. Judge Catron was a democrat, but strongly op- posed secession in 1861, and used his influence with members of congress and others to prevent the civil war. When it came, he was virtually banished from his state for his opinions, but re- turned and reopened court in 1862.