Jackson Robert Cartwright (1870/1871 – December 7, 1957) was an American politician and Baptist preacher from

Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

. He served in the

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between 1929 and 1932. He was the father of

Wilburn Cartwright Wilburn Cartwright (January 12, 1892 – March 14, 1979) was a lawyer, educator, U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, and United States Army officer in World War II. The town of Cartwright, Oklahoma is named after him. Early life Born on a fa ...

Career and family

Jackson Robert Cartwright moved to Wapanucka, Oklahoma in 1903, where he was a Baptist preacher for over 50 years. He served two terms in the

elected in 1928 and 1930. He also served as

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for the Oklahoma House. He was a member of the

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. Cartwright was the patriarch of the Cartwright political family in Oklahoma. The family included three of his sons who served in elected office:

, Keith Cartwright, and Buck Cartwright. He married Emma Baker Cartwright and they had eight children. He died December 7, 1957.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cartwright, Jackson Robert, Jackson Robert Democratic Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives 20th-century Baptist ministers from the United States 1957 deaths