Background
Sir Anthony is the son of Sir Brodrick William Charles Elwin Hartwell, 5th Baronet, and his first wife, Marie Josephine Hartwell.
Sir Anthony is the son of Sir Brodrick William Charles Elwin Hartwell, 5th Baronet, and his first wife, Marie Josephine Hartwell.
He was educated at Bedford Modern School, the Thames Nautical College and HMS Worcester.
Sir Anthony started his career as a Cadet in the Royal Navy. He became a Master Mariner in 1972 and was Sea Service Navigating Officer, Assistant Nautical Inspector and Cargo Superintendent (Overseas Containers Limited) at the P&O Group (1958-1971). Thereafter he was Chief Officer of North Sea Operations at Ocean Inchcape Limited (1972-1973) before engaging in overseas port management in Nigeria, Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia (1975-1987).
Sir Anthony is currently a marine consultant, a Director of International Diamond Drilling in West Africa (since 1999) and also conducts survey and inspection assignments in oil, gas and shipping services in Lagos, Nigeria (since 2000).
Sir Anthony married Barbara Phyllis Rae in 1968. The marriage was dissolved in 1989.
They had one son, Timothy Peter Michael Charles Hartwell (born 8 July 1970), heir to the Hartwell Baronetcy.