John Cartwright (political reformer)

John Cartwright

Born	17 September 1740 Marnham, Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, England, Great Britain
Died	23 September 1824(1824-09-23) (aged 84) Burton Crescent, Bloomsbury, London, England
Nationality	English
Political party	Radical
Spouse	Ann Catherine Dashwood (after 1780)

Era	18th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy English philosophy
School	Classical liberalism Constitutionalism Natural law Radicalism
Main interests	Politics

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John Cartwright (17 September 1740 – 23 September 1824) was an English naval officer, Nottinghamshire militia major and prominent campaigner for parliamentary reform. He subsequently became known as the Father of Reform. His younger brother Edmund Cartwright became famous as the inventor of the power loom.