William Cartwright (1634–1676)

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William Cartwright (1634 – 15 April 1676) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659.

Cartwright was the son of John Cartwright of Bloxham, Oxfordshire, and was baptised at Aynho on 29 March 1634. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford, on 5 April 1650. In 1659, he was elected Member of Parliament for East Retford.[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=117050 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Cabell-Chafe', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 228-254. Retrieved 1 November 2011]

Cartwright died at the age of 41.

Family

Cartwright married Ursula Fairfax, daughter of Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, and Thomas Cartwright was their son.{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/cartwright-thomas-1671-1748|title=Cartwright, Thomas (1671–1748), of Aynho Park, Northants., History of Parliament Online|accessdate=9 September 2015}} Their daughter Rhoda married Lord Henry Cavendish.{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/cavendish-lord-henry-1673-1700|title=Cavendish, Lord Henry (1673–1700), of Soho Square, Mdx. and Latimer, Bucks., History of Parliament Online|accessdate=9 September 2015}}

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Category:1634 births

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Category:English MPs 1659

Category:Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford

Category:People from Nottinghamshire

Category:Place of birth missing

Category:People from Aynho

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