John Cartwright (political reformer)

John Cartwright
Born17 September 1740
Died23 September 1824(1824-09-23) (aged 84)
Burton Crescent, Bloomsbury, London, England
NationalityEnglish
Political partyRadical
Spouse
Ann Catherine Dashwood
(after 1780)
Era18th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
  • English philosophy
School
Main interests
Politics

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.