Jackson Robert Cartwright Explained

Jackson Robert Cartwright
State House:Oklahoma
Term Start:1929
Term End:1932
Birth Date:1870/1871
Death Date:December 7, 1957
Party:Democratic Party
Relatives:Jan Eric Cartwright (grandson)
Lynn Cartwright (granddaughter)
Peter Cartwright (great-uncle)
Children:Wilburn Cartwright
Keith Cartwright
Buck Cartwright

Jackson Robert Cartwright (1870/1871 – December 7, 1957) was an American politician and Baptist preacher from Oklahoma. He served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives between 1929 and 1932. He was the father of Wilburn Cartwright.

Career and family

Jackson Robert Cartwright moved to Wapanucka, Oklahoma in 1903, where he was a Baptist preacher for over 50 years.[1] He served two terms in the Oklahoma House of Representatives elected in 1928 and 1930.[2] He also served as chaplain for the Oklahoma House. He was a member of the Democratic Party.[3]

Cartwright was the patriarch of the Cartwright political family in Oklahoma. The family included three of his sons who served in elected office: Wilburn Cartwright, Keith Cartwright, and Buck Cartwright.[4] He married Emma Baker Cartwright and they had eight children.[5] He died December 7, 1957.

Notes and References

  1. News: Cartwright Rites To Be Held Today . 26 April 2023 . The Lawton Constitution and Morning Press . December 8, 1957.
  2. Web site: ALL MEMBERS OF THE OKLAHOMA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES . okhouse.gov . . 26 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221028210235/http://www.okhouse.gov/Documents/ALLHOUSE-LIST.pdf . October 28, 2022 . December 4, 2018.
  3. News: Death Ends One of Longest Political Sagas in Oklahoma . 26 April 2023 . Henryetta Daily Free-Lance . January 27, 1991.
  4. News: Cartwright's Rites Today . 26 April 2023 . . December 8, 1957.
  5. Web site: Kosmerick . Todd J. . Cartwright, Wilburn (1891–1979). . okhistory.org . . 26 April 2023.