Cartwright
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Cartwright is the occupation of making and repairing cart
s (a wainwright
). It can also refer to:
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Cart
A cart is a vehicle designed for transport, using two wheels and normally pulled by one or a pair of draught animals. A handcart is pulled or pushed by one or more people...
s (a wainwright
Wainwright
A wainwright is a tradesperson skilled in the making and repairing of wagons . The word is the combination of the archaic words "wain" and "wright" .In places:*Canada...
). It can also refer to:
Persons:
- Edmund CartwrightEdmund CartwrightEdward Cartwright was an English clergyman and inventor of the power loom.- Life and work :...
, English clergyman and inventor of the power loom.
In places:
- Cartwright, Manitoba, Canada
- Cartwright, New South WalesCartwright, New South WalesCartwright is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Cartwright is located 38 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool.- Geography :...
, Australia - Cartwright, Newfoundland and LabradorCartwright, Newfoundland and Labrador-Further reading:*Buckle, Francis Labrador Diary, 1915-1925: the Gordon journals. Cartwright: Anglican Parish ISBN 0-9733448-0-6 -External links:*...
, Canada - Cartwright, North DakotaCartwright, North DakotaCartwright is an unincorporated community in northwestern McKenzie County, North Dakota, United States. The community is named for Samuel George Cartwright, a rancher, trapper, and hunter, who was the first settler in the area. It lies along North Dakota Highway 200 west of the city of Watford...
, United States - Cartwright, OklahomaCartwright, OklahomaCartwright is an unincorporated rural community in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The post office opened April 25, 1940, and is one of the newest communities in Bryan County. The ZIP Code is 74731. It is named for the US Congressman Wilburn Cartwright...
, United States - Cartwright SoundCartwright SoundCartwright Sound is a sound on the southwest coast of Graham Island in the Queen Charlotte Islands of the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. It was named by Captain George Vancouver in honour of John Cartwright, then serving in the Royal Navy under Admiral Howe and later a noted political...
, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada
In medicine:
- Cartwright (transfusion), a blood antigen system
In other uses:
- Cartwright AirportCartwright AirportCartwright Airport is southwest of Cartwright, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.-External links:* on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory...
, an airport in Cartwright, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Cartwright HallCartwright HallCartwright Hall is the civic art gallery in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, situated about a mile from the city centre in the Manningham district....
, an art gallery in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England - Cartwright High SchoolCartwright High SchoolCartwright High School is located in Blackstock, Ontario within the Durham District School Board. The school has students in grades 9-12. It is the smallest public high school in North America, with 111 students enrolled in the 2009/2010 academic year....
, in Blackstock, Ontario - Cartwright InquiryCartwright InquiryThe Cartwright Inquiry was a Commission of Inquiry held in New Zealand from 1987 - 1988. It was commissioned by the then Minister of Health, Michael Bassett to investigate the alleged malpractice of Associate Professor Herb Green, a gynaecology and obstetrics specialist...
, an investigation into medical malpractive in New Zealand - Cartwright Point, Ontario, a neighbourhood of Kingston, Ontario Canada
- Cartwright (surname)Cartwright (surname)Cartwright is a surname that originally means a maker of carts.People surnamed Cartwright include:* Alan Cartwright , British musician * Alexander Cartwright , American engineer and supposed inventor of baseball...
See also
- Wainwright (disambiguation)
- Wheelwright (disambiguation)Wheelwright (disambiguation)Wheelwright may refer to:Occupation:* Wheelwright, a person who builds or repairs wheelsPeople:* Edmund M. Wheelwright , American architect* Edward Lawrence Wheelwright , Australian economist and political theorist,...
- Wright (disambiguation)Wright (disambiguation)Wright an occupational surname originating in England, meaning worker or shaper of wood.Wright or Wrights may also refer to:-Places:United States*Wright, Florida*Wright, Kansas*Wright, Minnesota*Wright, New York*Wright, Wyoming...