General William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart, was a British Army officer and diplomat who served as the British ambassador to Russia from 1805 to 1806 and 1812 to 1820.
- Occupation
- diplomat, politician, military personnel
- Position held
- Member of the Privy Council of Ireland, Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Russian Empire, member of the House of Lords
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- September 17, 1755
- Died
