Cartwright

Cartwright is the occupation of making and repairing carts (a wainwright). It can also refer to:

Persons:

  • Edmund Cartwright, English clergyman and inventor of the power loom.
  • John Robert Cartwright, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada (1967-1970).
  • Justin Cartwright, British Novelist, born 1945.
  • George Cartwright (trader) (1739–1819), British trader and explorer of Labrador
  • George Cartwright (VC) (1894–1978), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • George Cartwright (musician), American musician, band-leader, founder of jazz-rock band Curlew
  • Hilton Cartwright (born 1992), Zimbabwean-Australian cricketer

In places:

  • Cartwright, Manitoba, Canada
  • Cartwright, New South Wales, Australia
  • Cartwright, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
  • Cartwright, North Dakota, United States
  • Cartwright, Oklahoma, United States
  • Cartwright Sound, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada

In medicine:

  • Cartwright (transfusion), a blood antigen system

In other uses:

  • Cartwright Airport, an airport in Cartwright, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
  • Cartwright Hall, an art gallery in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
  • Cartwright High School, in Blackstock, Ontario
  • Cartwright Inquiry, an investigation into medical malpractive in New Zealand
  • Cartwright Point, Ontario, a neighbourhood of Kingston, Ontario Canada
  • Cartwright (surname)

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Selected Books Illustrated By Stephen Cartwright
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Cartwright Sound
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Cartwright, North Dakota
... Cartwright is an unincorporated community in northwestern McKenzie County, North Dakota, United States ... The community is named for Samuel George Cartwright, a rancher, trapper, and hunter, who was the first settler in the area ...
Stephen Cartwright
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