William Ralph Cartwright
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William Ralph Cartwright (30 March 1771 - 4 January 1847) was an English landowner and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1797 and 1846.
Cartwright was the son of Thomas Cartwright of Aynhoe Park
and his wife Mary Catherine Desaguilliers. In 1793 a highwayman was transported for robbing him of £32 10s worth of goods and money.
In 1797 on the retirement of Thomas Powys
, he was elected Member of Parliament
for Northamptonshire
. He held the seat until 1831. In the 1832 general election he was elected MP for South Northamptonshire
and held the seat until he resigned in 1846.
Cartwright was Lieutenant-Colonel in the local militia during the Napoleonic wars, and was responsible for the Brackley Battalion. In the time of agricultural depression and increasing population, Cartwright helped settle many dozens of his surplus agricultural labourers in Wellington County, Ontario
from the late 1820s until his death. He ran up huge debts, mainly from playing the stock market, which he did unsuccessfully.
Cartwright married Hon. Emma Mary Maude daughter of Viscount Hawarden
on 12 April 1794. They had children Thomas
who became a diplomat and William who became a Lieutenant General. These had respectively sons William Cornwallis Cartwright
and Fairfax Cartwright
who were both MPs. Cartwright's wife died in 1808 and he married again on 29 May 1810 to Julia Frances Aubrey.
Cartwright was the son of Thomas Cartwright of Aynhoe Park
Aynhoe Park
Aynhoe Park, is a Grade I listed 17th-century country house rebuilt after the English Civil War on the southern edge of the stone-built village of Aynho near Banbury, Oxfordshire. It overlooks the Cherwell valley that divides Northamptonshire from Oxfordshire. The house represents four...
and his wife Mary Catherine Desaguilliers. In 1793 a highwayman was transported for robbing him of £32 10s worth of goods and money.
In 1797 on the retirement of Thomas Powys
Thomas Powys, 1st Baron Lilford
Thomas Powys, 1st Baron Lilford was a British peer and Member of Parliament.Lilford was elected to the House of Commons for Northamptonshire in 1774, a seat he held until 1797. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Lilford, of Lilford in the County of Northampton. The family seat...
, he was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
The county constituency of Northamptonshire, in the East Midlands of England was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832 and was represented in...
. He held the seat until 1831. In the 1832 general election he was elected MP for South Northamptonshire
South Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
South Northamptonshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The current Member of Parliament is Andrea Leadsom of the Conservative Party.-History:...
and held the seat until he resigned in 1846.
Cartwright was Lieutenant-Colonel in the local militia during the Napoleonic wars, and was responsible for the Brackley Battalion. In the time of agricultural depression and increasing population, Cartwright helped settle many dozens of his surplus agricultural labourers in Wellington County, Ontario
Wellington County, Ontario
Wellington County is a county located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. The county seat is Guelph, a city which is politically independent, but Guelph's status as the seat means it houses the county's administrative offices...
from the late 1820s until his death. He ran up huge debts, mainly from playing the stock market, which he did unsuccessfully.
Cartwright married Hon. Emma Mary Maude daughter of Viscount Hawarden
Viscount Hawarden
Viscount Hawarden is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1793 for Cornwallis Maude, 3rd Baronet, who had earlier represented Roscommon in the Irish House of Commons. He had succeeded his younger brother as third Baronet of Dundrum. He married Mary, a niece of Ralph Allen, through...
on 12 April 1794. They had children Thomas
Thomas Cartwright (diplomat)
Sir Thomas Cartwright was a British diplomat who served in Germany, Belgium and Sweden.Cartwright was the son of William Ralph Cartwright, M.P. for Northamptonshire and his wife Hon. Emma Mary Hawarden. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. From 1821 to 1829 he was secretary of legation in...
who became a diplomat and William who became a Lieutenant General. These had respectively sons William Cornwallis Cartwright
William Cornwallis Cartwright
William Cornwallis Cartwright was an art collector, author and a Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1885-Biography:...
and Fairfax Cartwright
Fairfax Cartwright
Fairfax William Cartwright was an academic, soldier and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1881....
who were both MPs. Cartwright's wife died in 1808 and he married again on 29 May 1810 to Julia Frances Aubrey.