Cartwright, Richard C. (Hon.)
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- Title
- Cartwright, Richard C. (Hon.)
- Description
- en-CA husband of Magdaline or Magdalen Secord; father of James (1786), Richard Cartwright Jr. (1787), Hannah (m. Dobbs) (1792), Thomas Robinson (1799), Stephen Henry (1801) and twins John Solomon and Rev. Robert David (both 1804); son of Joanna and Richard Cartwright (originally from London, England); settled in Kingston (1790); was in partnership in Niagara with Hon. Robert Hamilton; merchant, forwarder and mill owner; Gov. Simcoe appointed him member of 1st Leg. Council of Upper Canada; prominent in militia; chairman of Land Commissioners at Napanee; granted 6000 acres in vicinity of Napanee; obtained 1st Govt. Flour Mill erected in 1785; Church of England;
- Identifier
- http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=302643
- page
- 188, 194, 201, 202, 375
- Item sets
- References Database