Hugh Cartwright (by 1526-1572), of London and West Malling, Kent, was an English politician.

Life

Cartwright was the eldest son of Edmund Cartwright and Agnes Cranmer. Cartwright was the nephew of

Thomas Cranmer Thomas Cranmer (2 July 1489 – 21 March 1556) was a theologian, leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and, for a short time, Mary I. He is honoured as a Oxford Martyrs, martyr ...

, archbishop of Canterbury. He married Jane Newton. He had no issue, and his heir was William Cartwright, son of his brother Thomas.

Career

Cartwright was a Member of Parliament for Mitchell in 1547, and of

Rochester, Kent Rochester ( ) is a town in the unitary authority of Medway, in Kent, England. It is at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway, about east-southeast of London. The town forms a conurbation with neighbouring towns Chatham, Kent, Chatham, ...

in 1558. He served under Edward VI, Mary I and

Elizabeth I Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was List of English monarchs, Queen of England and List of Irish monarchs, Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudo ...

, despite these monarchs' religious differences, and the execution of his uncle, Archbishop Cranmer, during the reign of Mary. He supported Mary against Wyatt's Rebellion, which started in Cartwright's home county of

Kent Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cartwright, Hugh Year of birth missing 1572 deaths Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall People from West Malling English MPs 1547–1552 English MPs 1558