William Cartwright (MP)
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William Cartwright was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1659.
Cartwright was the son of John Cartwright of Bloxam, 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
.
Cartwright died at the age of 41.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
in 1659.
Cartwright was the son of John Cartwright of Bloxam, Oxfordshire and was baptised at Aynho on 29 March 1634. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College , is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. As of 2006, it has an estimated financial endowment of £98m...
on 5 April 1650. In 1659, 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 East Retford
East Retford (UK Parliament constituency)
East Retford was a parliamentary constituency in Nottinghamshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons for the first time in 1316, and continuously from 1571 until 1885, when the constituency was abolished...
.
Cartwright died at the age of 41.