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George Cathcart, 5th Earl Cathcart

George Cathcart, 5th Earl Cathcart

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George Cathcart, 5th Earl Cathcart (26 June 1862 – 19 November 1927), styled Lord Greenock until 1911, was a British Army officer and peer.

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Early life

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]

Personal life

On 6 January 1919, the fifty-six year old Lord Cathcart married Vera Estelle (née Fraser) Warter (d. 1993) at Holy Trinity Church in Chelsea, London.[3] Vera, the widow of Capt. Henry de Grey Warter of Cruckmeole in Shropshire (who was killed in the Battle of the Somme in France),[lower-alpha 1] was a daughter of John Fraser of Cape Town, South Africa.[1][6] "She was thirty-odd years his junior and their marriage proved a mistake almost from the start. In 1921 the Earl advertised that he would no longer be responsible for her debts and in the next year he obtained a divorce, naming the Earl of Craven."[1] Before their divorce,[7][lower-alpha 2] they were the parents of one son:[2]

Lord Cathcart died in a London nursing home on 19 November 1927 following an operation,[1] and was succeeded by his son, Alan.[2] After his death, Lady Cathcart married the wealthy shipping magnate Sir Rowland Hodge, 1st Baronet on 30 September 1930.[5]

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Notes
  1. From Vera's first marriage to Capt. Henry de Grey Warter (a son of Henry de Grey Warter), she was the mother of Dolores Warter (who married Theodore Medlam in 1929)[4] and Henry de Gray Warter (who married "musical comedy star" Mabel Bowers Rean in 1930).[5]
  2. Eighteen months after the Cathcart's divorce, the Countess eloped to South Africa with Lord Craven.[8] In 1926, Lord Craven and Lady Cathcart were again the centre of controversy when arriving to the United States.[9][10] "While the Countess was held at Ellis Island, a writ for his arrest was issued, but he departed for Canada in time to prevent its being served. His wife joined him in Canada, and they left together for Berumda,"[11] with Lord Craven denying he was ever "guilty of any moral turpitude".[12][13]
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    "EARL CATHCART DIES AFTER AN OPERATION; Countess Vera, Whom He Divorced, Has Relapse in Her Illness on Hearing News". The New York Times. 20 November 1927. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  2. [2]
    Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, page 719.
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    Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 160.
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    TIMES, Special Cable to THE NEW YORK (19 October 1929). "VERA CATHCART TELLS OF DAUGHTER'S TROTH; Countess Reports Engagement of Dolores Warter, 16, to Theodore Medlam, 20". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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    TIMES, Special Cable to THE NEW YORK (27 September 1930). "LADY CATHCART TO WED.; Countess, Who Was Once Barred From America, to Marry Baronet, 71". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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    Whelan, Frank (31 Dec 1990). "PLAYING UP A SCANDAL WHEN PEERESS-TURNED-PLAYWRIGHT TOOK HER ACT TO ALLENTOWN, THE COUNTESS WAS HOT NEWS". The Morning Call. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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    "EARL CATHCART DIVORCED.; Evidence Is Offered That Involved the Earl of Craven". The New York Times. 25 February 1922. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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    TIMES, Special Cable to THE NEW YORK (14 July 1925). "WIFE SUES EARL OF CRAVEN; Divorce Action Follows His Elopement With Countess of Cathcart". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  9. [9]
    Times, Special to The New York (13 February 1926). "COUNTESS CATHCART GAINS 3-DAY STAY; Labor Department to Hear Her Appeal on Exclusion Order on Monday. FINAL ACTION BY DAVIS Earl of Craven Denies Any Part in Barring Her -- He Had No Trouble on Arriving Here. COUNTESS CATHCART GAINS 3-DAY STAY". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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    Times, Special to The New York (14 February 1926). "BAN ON COUNTESS ASSAILED BY WOMEN; National Party Protests to Secretary Davis Against Admission of Man in the Case. OTHERS PRAISE EXCLUSION LaGuardia Hopes Earl of Craven's Social Connections Will Not Prevent Equal Justice". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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    TIMES, Special Cable to THE NEW YORK (17 September 1932). "EARL OF CRAVEN DIES IN. PYRENEES; Grandson of the Late Bradley Martin of New York Was 35 Years Old. LOST A LEG IN WORLD WAR -- His Only Son, Viscount Uffington, a Youth of 16, Succeeds to the Title". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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    Times, Special to The New York (16 February 1926). "CRAVEN IN MONTREAL, TELLS HIS RESENTMENT; Fleeing Prospective Detention at 'Infamous' Ellis Island, Earl 'Seeks Redress.'". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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    Times, Special to The New York (17 February 1926). "CRAVEN GOES SIGHTSEEING; Wife to Join Him in Canada Before He Sails for Bermuda". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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