Fairfax William Cartwright (14 May 1823 - 2 February 1881) was an academic, soldier and Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

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 politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1881.

Cartwright was the eldest son of Lieutenant-General William Cartwright of Flore House

Flore, Northamptonshire

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, Weedon, Northamptonshire and his wife Mary Anne Jones, only daughter and heiress of Henry Jones. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church, Oxford

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  where he graduated B.A. in 1844, and subsequently became a Fellow of All Souls. He served in the Austrian Army for a while, and was later major in the 2nd Hussars British German Legion

British German Legion

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 which was raised for service in the Crimean War

Crimean War

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. He was a J.P.

Justice of the Peace

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 and a Deputy Lieutenant

Deputy Lieutenant

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 of Northamptonshire

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At the 1868 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1868

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, Cartwright was elected as Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for South Northamptonshire

South Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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and held the seat until his death in 1881, unmarried. He was one of the most active campaigners for police superannuation.

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