William Cornwallis Cartwright Vanity Fair 19 July 1884

William Cornwallis Cartwright (24 November 1825 – 8 November 1915) was an art collector, author and a

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politician who sat in the

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from 1868 to 1885

Biography

Cartwright was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Cartwright, Minister at Frankfurt and his wife Marie Elizabeth Augusta Von Sandizell daughter of the Count De Von Sandizell of Bavaria. He lived in Europe for many years. He was highly accomplished in ancient and mediaeval art and literature and authored several works. Cartwright was a J.P. and a Deputy Lieutenant for

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and a J. P. for

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.Debrett's House of Commons 1881
/ref> At the 1868 general election Cartwright was elected as a

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(MP) for

and held the seat until

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, when it was divided under the

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. Stood unsuccessfully as a Liberal Unionist for Mid Northamptonshire in 1886. Cartwright lived at

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where he had a copious library and art collection. He died at the age of 89. Cartwright married Clementine Gaul from Germany. Their son Sir Fairfax Leighton Cartwright was a diplomat and his cousin

Julia Cartwright Ady Julia Mary Cartwright Ady (7 November 1851 – 28 April 1924) was a British historian and art critic whose work focused on the Italian Renaissance. Early life Cartwright Ady was born at Edgcote, Northamptonshire, into a respected Northamptonshire ...

and her daughter

Cecilia Mary Ady Cecilia Mary Ady (28 November 1881 – 27 March 1958) was an English writer, academic and historian. She worked at the University of Oxford, where she became known as an authority on the Italian Renaissance. She came to wider public attention aft ...

were historians who shared his interest in Italy.Benjamin G. Kohl, ‘Ady, Cecilia Mary (1881–1958)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Oct 200
accessed 13 Nov 2016
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Publications

*''Papal Conclaves'' *''Jesuits:Their Constitution and Teaching'' *''Gustave Bergenroth A Memorial Sketch'' 1870

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cartwright, William C 1825 births 1915 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1874–1880 UK MPs 1880–1885 People from Banbury Liberal Unionist Party parliamentary candidates People from Aynho