Charles Cathcart, 7th Earl Cathcart
The Right Honourable The Earl Cathcart | |
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| as a hereditary peer 27 July 1999 – 11 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | The 6th Earl Cathcart |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
Incumbent | |
| as an elected hereditary peer 9 March 2007 | |
| By-election | 9 March 2007 |
| Preceded by | The 26th Baron Mowbray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Alan Andrew Cathcart (1952-11-30) 30 November 1952 (age 71) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Vivien Clare Skinner (after 1981) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Eton College |
Charles Alan Andrew Cathcart, the 7th Earl Cathcart (born 30 November 1952), styled Lord Greenock until 1999, is a Scottish peer and Conservative member of the House of Lords and Chief of the Name and Arms of Clan Cathcart.[1]
Early life
Cathcart was born on 30 November 1952. He is the only son of Alan Cathcart, 6th Earl Cathcart and the former Rosemary Clare Marie Gabrielle Smyth-Osborne. After his mother's death, his father married Marie, Lady Weldon.[2][3]
Cathcart was educated at Eton College, an all-boys public school in Berkshire. Having attended the Mons Officer Cadet School, he was commissioned in the Scots Guards, British Army, as a second lieutenant on 5 August 1972.[4][2] On 2 March 1975, he was moved to the Regular Army Reserve of Officers, thereby ending his period of active service.[5] He ceased to belong to the reserve on 5 August 1980.[6]
Career
Lord Cathcart was an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He succeeded to the title Earl Cathcart upon the death of his father, Alan Cathcart, 6th Earl Cathcart, in 1999.[2]
Parliamentary career
In 2007 he was elected as one of the 92 remaining hereditary peers,[7] replacing The Lord Mowbray. In April 2019, he opposed an extension to the Article 50 process, stating that "every English and Welsh region outside the M25 would be happy to leave the EU without a deal if no agreement has been reached by the end of next week."[8]
Personal life
In 1981 he married Vivien Clare Skinner; she is an interior decorator under the name Vivien Greenock.[9] Together, they have two children:[2]
- Lady Laura Rosemary Cathcart (born 1984); a member of the Dames of Malta, she married author and journalist William Cash, son of Sir Bill Cash, in 2014.[2]
- Alan George Cathcart, Lord Greenock (born 1986)[2]
Descendants
Through his daughter, Lady Laura, he is a grandfather of Cosima Cash (born 2015) and Rex William Charles Cash (born 2017).[2]
References
- ^ burkes-peerage.net
- ^ a b c d e f g 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.
- ^ Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: London: Dean & son, limited. p. 184.
- ^ "No. 45762". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 August 1972. pp. 10306–10307.
- ^ "No. 46507". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 March 1975. p. 2923.
- ^ "No. 48366". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 November 1980. p. 15622.
- ^ "Eart Cathcart, Conservative peer". theyworkforyou.com.
- ^ Earl Cathcart (2020) House of Lords' Speech
- ^ "Vivien Greenock".
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl Cathcart
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Earl Cathcart 1999–present Member of the House of Lords (1999–1999) | Incumbent Heir apparent: Alan Cathcart, Lord Greenock |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by | Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999 2007–present | Incumbent |
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