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Lady '''Emily Eliza Steele Gordon Cathcart''' (nee Pringle) was born in 1845. Her father was John Robert Pringle.{{sfnp|Ewan|Innes|Reynolds|2006|pp=139-140}} Her first marriage was to Captain John Gordon in 1865.{{r|LandandFreedom}} The natural son of Colonel [[John Gordon (soldier)|John Gordon]] "the richest commoner in the northern kingdom"{{r|Commoner}} he had inherited his father's extensive assets, valued at £2-3 million in 1858. The estate included [[Cluny Castle]], [[North Uist|North]] and [[South Uist]], [[Benbecula]] and [[Barra]].{{r|Collection}} |
Lady '''Emily Eliza Steele Gordon Cathcart''' (nee Pringle) was born in 1845. Her father was John Robert Pringle.{{sfnp|Ewan|Innes|Reynolds|2006|pp=139-140}} Her first marriage was to Captain John Gordon in 1865.{{r|LandandFreedom}} The natural son of Colonel [[John Gordon (soldier)|John Gordon]] "the richest commoner in the northern kingdom"{{r|Commoner}} he had inherited his father's extensive assets, valued at £2-3 million in 1858, equivalent to between about £210,461,538-£315,692,307 as of 2012.{{efn|Calculated using the Bank of England's UK price index.{{r|BOE}}}}. The estate included [[Cluny Castle]], [[North Uist|North]] and [[South Uist]], [[Benbecula]] and [[Barra]].{{r|Collection}} |
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When Captain Gordon died without legitimate issue in 1878, Emily Gordon inherited the estates.{{sfnp|Ewan|Innes|Reynolds|2006|pp=139-140}} Her second husband was Sir Reginald Archibald Edward Cathcart (d. 1916) who she married in late 1880 at St George's Hanover Square, London.{{sfnp|Ewan|Innes|Reynolds|2006|pp=139-140}} He was the sixth baronet of Cathcart, succeeding to the title in 1878. The Cathcart family seat was Killochan Castle in Ayrshire but the couple lived mainly in Titnes Park, Berkshire.{{r|Collection}}{{r|Killochan}} |
When Captain Gordon died without legitimate issue in 1878, Emily Gordon inherited the estates.{{sfnp|Ewan|Innes|Reynolds|2006|pp=139-140}} Her second husband was Sir Reginald Archibald Edward Cathcart (d. 1916) who she married in late 1880 at St George's Hanover Square, London.{{sfnp|Ewan|Innes|Reynolds|2006|pp=139-140}} He was the sixth baronet of Cathcart, succeeding to the title in 1878. The Cathcart family seat was Killochan Castle in Ayrshire but the couple lived mainly in Titnes Park, Berkshire.{{r|Collection}}{{r|Killochan}} |
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Revision as of 10:20, 1 March 2014
Lady Emily Eliza Steele Gordon Cathcart (nee Pringle) was born in 1845. Her father was John Robert Pringle.[1] Her first marriage was to Captain John Gordon in 1865.[2] The natural son of Colonel John Gordon "the richest commoner in the northern kingdom"[3] he had inherited his father's extensive assets, valued at £2-3 million in 1858, equivalent to between about £210,461,538-£315,692,307 as of 2012.[a]. The estate included Cluny Castle, North and South Uist, Benbecula and Barra.[5]
When Captain Gordon died without legitimate issue in 1878, Emily Gordon inherited the estates.[1] Her second husband was Sir Reginald Archibald Edward Cathcart (d. 1916) who she married in late 1880 at St George's Hanover Square, London.[1] He was the sixth baronet of Cathcart, succeeding to the title in 1878. The Cathcart family seat was Killochan Castle in Ayrshire but the couple lived mainly in Titnes Park, Berkshire.[5][6]
Known for her stance against Catholicism, she played a leading role in the Highland Clearances as she continued the clearances initiated by her father-in-law.[7] Many crofters on her lands were re-settled to the North West territories of Regina and Wapella in Canada, possibly due to the shares she held in the Canadian Pacific Railway.[1]
In 1891 Lady Cathcart commissioned Old Tom Morris to design a golf course at Askernish on South Uist. She included a clause in the crofters tenancy agreements retaining the right to allow golf to be played on the land.[8]
Lady Cathcart never lived in the highlands and is only thought to have visited once;[2] she took ten Vatersay crofters to court in 1908 after they refused to vacate their cottages. They were sentenced to serve two months imprisonment but released two weeks early.[9]
She died on 8 August 1932 at Margate in Kent. Her will included instructions for a Long Island Emigration Fund to be set up but this was never undertaken as the trustees refused to carry it out for fear of repercussions.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d e Ewan, Innes & Reynolds (2006), pp. 139–140.
- ^ a b Gilchrist, Jim (3 July 2008). "Land and freedom". The Scotsman. Retrieved 28 February 2014. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
- ^ "The richest commoner in Scotland". The Times. 23 July 1858. Retrieved 1 December 2013.(subscription required)
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"Inflation Calculator", Bank of England http://www.webcitation.org/6NA5SosVg, archived from the original on 5 February 2014, retrieved 5 February 2014
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"Gordon of Cluny: the working life of an Aberdeenshire Castle". University of Aberdeen. Archived from the original on 16 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
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"Killochan Castle". Discover Ayrshire. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
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Owen, David (28 June 2009). "The missing links". The Observer. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Heb Ridean Princes". Daily Mail (London). 19 July 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2014. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
Bibliography
- Ewan, Elizabeth; Innes, Sue; Reynolds, Sian (2006), The biographical dictionary of Scottish women: from the earliest times to 2004, Edinburgh University Press
- Francis, Edited by R. Douglas (2006), Canada and the British World: Culture, Migration, and Identity, UBC Press, ISBN 978-0-7748-4031-6
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