Henry Cartwright

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Henry Cartwright
Member of Parliament
for South Northamptonshire
In office
20 February 1858 – 15 November 1868
Serving with Rainald Knightley
Preceded byJohn Spencer
Rainald Knightley
Succeeded byRainald Knightley
Fairfax Cartwright
Personal details
Born1 September 1814
Aynhoe Park, Aynho, Northamptonshire
Died26 July 1890(1890-07-26) (aged 75)
Eydon Hall, Eydon, Northamptonshire
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)
Jane Holbech
​
(m. 1853)​
Parent(s)William Ralph Cartwright
Julia Frances Aubrey
Alma materEton College

Henry Cartwright (1 September 1814 – 26 July 1890)[1][2][3] was a British Conservative Party politician.

Cartwright was the second of five children of former Northamptonshire and South Northamptonshire Tory and Conservative MP William Ralph Cartwright and Julia Frances Aubrey, daughter of Richard Aubrey.[4] He married Jane Holbech, daughter of former Banbury MP William Holbech, in 1853 at Farnborough in Warwickshire.[5]

After education at Eton College, Cartwright first joined the army as an ensign in the Grenadier Guards in 1832, rising to captain in 1846, and colonel in 1854. He sold out in 1857.[2][5][3]

Cartwright followed his father into politics when he was elected MP for South Northamptonshire at a . He held the seat until he stood down in 1868.[6][7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 3)
  2. ^ a b Frecker, Paul. "Colonel Cartwright MP". 19th Century Photography. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b Clark, Rupert (2014). "A Military History of Aynho: 600 BC to 2012" (PDF). Aynho. Aynho Parish Council. p. 33. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  4. ^ Burke, John; Burke, Bernard (1847). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland, Volume 1. Henry Colburn. p. 193. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Bulletins". The Spectator. 4 December 1853. p. 18. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  6. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3. {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
  7. ^ "Southern Division" (PDF). The London Gazette. No. 22262. May 13, 1859. p. 1939. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Southern Division" (PDF). The London Gazette. No. 22994. July 25, 1865. p. 3675. Retrieved 11 March 2018.

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Preceded by Member of Parliament for South Northamptonshire
–1868
With: Rainald Knightley 		Succeeded by


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