Cawthra is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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John Cawthra (1789–1851), merchant, distiller and political figure in Upper Canada
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Joseph Cawthra (1759–1842), Canadian merchant and politician
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Joseph Hermon Cawthra
Joseph Hermon Cawthra (1886–1971), was an English monumental sculptor. During his lifetime he was considered among the leading classical sculptors working in Britain and received several commissions for public monuments, war memorials and arch ...
(1886–1957), British sculptor
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Mark Cawthra (born 1961), musician and music producer working in the UK
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William Cawthra (1801–1880), the eldest son of Joseph Cawthra, patriarch of the Cawthra family in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
See also
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Cawthra family of Toronto, famous for its business, social and cultural contributions to the city
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Cawthra Park Secondary School, a public high school in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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