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 CATHCART 107 Army, 1790; Major Gen., 1794; Lieut. Gen., 1801; and General, 18 12. He distinguished himself at the battle of Buren, 8 Jan. 1795, '^"'i was in command of the troops that finally left Germany in Dec. of that year. Rep. Peer [S.] 1788-1812 (Tory); Lord Lieut, of co. Clackmannan, 1794-1803; Vice Admiral of Scotland, 1795 till his death; Col. 2nd regt. of Life Guards (Gold Stick), Aug. 1797 till his death. P.C. 28 Sep. i798;P.C. [I.] 8 Nov. 1803. Com. in Chief of the forces in Ireland, 1803-05; of the forces in Scotland, 1806-14, ^^^ of the Army against Denmark, June to Oct. 1807, where he effected the easy capture (7 Sep. 1807) of Copenhagen. K.T., being invested at Windsor, 23 Nov. 1805. Chairman of the Committees of the House, 1 790-94. (^) On 9 Nov. 1 807, he was cr. BARON GREENOCK of Greenock, co. Renfrew, and VISCOUNT CATHCART of Cathcart in the same co. [U.K.], and a sum, estimated at ;/^300,ooo of prize money, was divided between him and Admiral (afterwards Lord) Gambier; the Viscount, however, only receiving ;^i8,ooo.('') On 28 Jan. 1808 he received the thanks of the House of Lords for his services in Denmark. Ambassador to the Court of Russia 1805-06, and again from July 18 12 to 1820, being one of the Commissioners who invested the Emperor with the Order of the Garter, on 27 Sep. i8i3.('=) He was also Military Adviser to the German and Russian Generals, and to his diplomatic services in a great measure was owing the good understanding then effected between England, Russia, Austria, and Prussia. Knight of St. George of Russia (4th Class), and Knight of St. Anne of Russia, 30 Sep. 1 8 13, and Knight of St. Andrew of Russia, 6 May 18 14. On 16 July 18 14, he was cr. EARL CATHCART.C^) He was Joint Minister Plenipo. to the Congress of Vienna, 18 14-15. Gov. of Hull, 1830-43. He m., 10 Apr. 1779, at New York, Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Andrew Elliot, of Greenwells, co. Roxburgh, Lieut. Gov. of New York, by Elizabeth Plumstead, an American lady. He d. 16 June 1843, at Gartside, near Glasgow, in his 8 8th year.^) Will pr. July 1 843. His widow, who 1 793-98 was Lady of the Bedchamber to the younger Princesses, d. 14 Dec. 1847, at Cathcart House, co. Renfrew. Admon. July 1848. [William Cathcart, Master of Cathcart, s. and h. ap., ^. in London, 30 June 1782. Ed. at Eton. Capt. R.N. Mar. 1 804. He ^. unm. 5 June (^) He was succeeded, curiously enough, in this office by John Warren, Bishop of Bangor. V.G. C") ;^300,000 was probably the gross sum divided between all ranks of the services engaged. V.G. ("=) For a list of Garter Missions see vol. ii. Appendix B. {^) As to the omission of the word "of" in titles of Earldoms, see note sub Charles, Earl Cadogan [1800]. (=) "I remember [him] riding into Glasgow, when he was approaching eighty years, sitting as upright and firm in his saddle as if he had been sentinel at the Horse Guards." (P. R. Drummond, F.S.A., in Perthshire in Bygone Days). V.G.