George Cathcart, 5th Earl Cathcart
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26 June 1862
The Earl Cathcart | |
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| Born | George Cathcart 26 June 1862 |
| Died | 19 November 1927 (aged 65) London, England |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Alan Cathcart, 6th Earl Cathcart |
| Parent(s) | Alan Cathcart, 3rd Earl Cathcart Elizabeth Mary Crompton |
| Relatives | Charles Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart (grandfather) Sir Samuel Crompton, 1st Baronet (grandfather) |
George Cathcart, 5th Earl Cathcart (26 June 1862 – 19 November 1927), styled Lord Greenock until 1911, was a British Army officer and peer.
Cathcart was born on 26 June 1862.[1] He was third of five sons born to Alan Cathcart, 3rd Earl Cathcart and the former Elizabeth Mary Crompton (1831–1902). His two elder brothers were Alan Cathcart, 4th Earl Cathcart and Lt. Hon. Charles Cathcart (who both died unmarried). His younger brothers were Capt. Hon. Reginald Cathcart (who served in the Second Boer War and was killed at the Relief of Ladysmith in South Africa) and the Hon. Archibald Cathcart. Among his sisters were Lady Cecilia Cathcart (wife of Capt. Edward Temple Rose), Lady Ida Cathcart (wife of Sir Thomas Hare, 1st Baronet), Lady Marion Cathcart, Lady Emily Cathcart, and Lady Eva Cathcart.[2]
His mother was the eldest daughter and heiress of Sir Samuel Crompton, 1st Baronet. His paternal grandparents were the former Henrietta Mather (second daughter of Thomas Mather) and Charles Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart, a British Army general who became Governor General of the Province of Canada and was Commander-in-Chief, Scotland and North America.[2]
Career
Upon his eldest brother's death on 2 September 1911, he succeeded to the earldom of Cathcart.[2]
Cathcart was a Lieutenant in the 4th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own).[2]
