a well-known Loyalist family, sister-in-law of Laura Secord. His son, John Solomon, became a judge, businessman and political figure in the Province of Canada. Another son, Robert, married Harriet Dobbs, a Christian philanthropist. Their son, Sir Richard John Cartwright, became a Kingston lawyer and Canadian political figure. The former township of Cartwright in Durham County was named in his honour. Archives There is a Cartwright Family Fonds with the Ontario provincial archives, consisting of documents from 1799 to 1913. The documents were generated by Richard Cartwright, his sons John Solomon Cartwright and the Reverend Robert David Cartwright, Robert's wife Harriet (Dobbs) Cartwright and their son, Sir Richard Cartwright. References Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Retrieved 2016-04-07 Osborne, Brian S. and Donald Swainson. Kingston, Building on the Past for the Future. Quarry Heritage Books, 2011. Mika, Nick and Helma et al. Kingston, Historic City. Belleville: Mika Publishing Co., 1987. . External links Life and letters of the late Hon. Richard Cartwright Cartwright family fonds, Archives of Ontario 1759 births 1815 deaths American emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario Canadian people of English descent Immigrants to the Province of Quebec (1763–1791) Lawyers from Albany, New York Members of the Legislative Council of Upper Canada Politicians from Albany, New York Pre-Confederation Canadian businesspeople Province of Quebec (1763–1791) judges United Empire Loyalists Upper Canada judges 19th-century American lawyers