Cathcart, Charles Murray, Earl

(1783-1859). Served in Holland, 1799; saw service through Peninsular War; fought at Waterloo; a umed title, 1843; succeeded General Jackson as commander-in-chief of the forces in British North America, 1845; administrator the same year, on the departure of Sir Charles Metcalfe; governor-general, 1846; succeeded by Lord Elgin, 1847. Index : Md Succeeds Metcalfe as governor-general, 25; correspondence with Draper over Mac donald's appointment to Cabinet, 26. BL Becomes administrator, and afterwards governor-general, 265-266; his character and attitude towards political questions in Canada, 266. E Succeeds Metcalfe as governor-general, more interested in problems of defence than in politics, 38; replaced by Elgin, 40; his instructions to Rebellion Lo es Commi ion, 65. B His appointment and character, 28; warns British government of disaffection in Canada, 31. Bib. : Dent, Can. Por. and Last Forty Years ; Morgan, Cel. Can.