James Leander Cathcart
Sailor
James Leander Cathcart was an American diplomat, slave, and sailor of Irish descent. He is notable for his narrative as a slave in Algiers, Ottoman Algeria, for eleven years. Wikipedia
Born: June 1, 1767, Westmeath, Ireland
Died: October 6, 1843 (age 76 years), Washington, D.C.
Children: Charles W. Cathcart
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