Sir Richard Cartwright 1835-1912

Photos by contributor Colin Old - Posted January, 2012

Plaque Location

The County of Frontenac
The City of Kingston
Mounted on the wall of Memorial Hall on the 2nd floor of
Kingston City Hall on Ontario Street at Brock Street

Coordinates: N 44 13.825 W 76 28.829

Plaque Text

Grandson of a prominent Loyalist merchant, Richard John Cartwright was born in Kingston, Upper Canada, and became a successful businessman. A Conservative in the Legislative Assembly of Canada (1863-67), he was later a Liberal member of the House of Commons for thirty-seven years (1867-1904), until appointed to the Senate. He served as Minister of Finance in the Mackenzie cabinet (1873-78) and under Laurier as Minister of Trade and Commerce (1896-1904). A renowned orator and free trader, he was the architect of the Liberal election policy of 1891 favouring unrestricted reciprocity with the United States. He died at Kingston.

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