Clan Chiefs
   

The earliest know likeness of a Cathcart is that of John 2nd Lord Cathcart who resided at Sundrum and died in 1535.

The carving is part of a Great Hall screen taken from Killochan but may have originally come from Sundrum.

The Killochan Panels ( as they are now known) are on display in the new Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.
   
Lord William Cathcart successfully commanded the expedition to capture the Danish fleet at Copenhagen, denying its use to Napoleon Bonaparte. For this achievement, Lord Cathcart was created an Earl in the peerage of the United Kingdom. He went on to be ambassador to Russia following in his father's footsteps. To this present date, a further seven Earl Cathcarts have pursued military careers, most of whom have resided in England whilst still retaining close ties with Scotland.
   
Colonel Cathcart succeeded his father as Charles 8th Lord Cathcart in 1732. He was appointed master of the Kings Bedchamber and in 1743 appointed commander of all British forces in America.
   

Charles 9th Lord Cathcart was an eminent soldier and statesman. He fought and was wounded at Fontenoy, he served as Aide-de-Camp to the Duke of Cumberland at the battle of Culloden.

Lord Cathcart became ambassador to Russia and was created a knight of the order of the Thistle.

Charles was the last Lord Cathcart to inherit Sundrum. Upon inheriting his mother's estates in Greenock he sold Sundrum to James Murray of Broughton in 1758.
   
Today's head of the Cathcart farmily is Charles Alan Andrew, 7th Earl, 16th Lord Cathcart and 26th Chief of the name since Rainaldus Kethkert in 1178.