Background
Cartwright was the son of John Cartwright of Bloxam, Oxfordshire and was baptised at Aynho on 29 March 1634.
Cartwright was the son of John Cartwright of Bloxam, Oxfordshire and was baptised at Aynho on 29 March 1634.
Brasenose College.
He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 5 April 1650. Cartwright died at the age of 41. Their daughter Rhoda married Lord Henry Cavendish.
In 1659, he was elected Member of Parliament for East Retford.