Richard John Cartwright, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard John Cartwright

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 04-Dec-1835

Place of Birth: Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 24-Sep-1912

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Sir Richard John Cartwright (December 4, 1835 – September 24, 1912) was a Canadian businessman and politician. Cartwright was one of Canada's most distinguished federal politicians during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
He was a cabinet minister in five Liberal governments.
He served in the Canadian Parliament for 43 years and 5 months, being an MP from 1867 to 1904 then a Senator until his death in 1912. Prior to Confederation, he had served 4 years, 1 month and 15 days in the Legislative Assembly of the old Province of Canada.
Thus, he was a legislator for more than 47 and a half years.
He was a vigorous and trenchant orator, and was known as 'the Rupert of debate'.
In particular, his debates with his Conservative counterpart, Sir George Eulas Foster, are the stuff of Canadian Parliamentary legend. He was a progressive.
A free trader he stood against the Conservatives' high-tariff policy.
Often propounding on the inalienable right of Canadian freeman to vote for and in support of their patriotic convictions independent of any party.
he favoured proportional representation Single Transferable Voting.
He was point man in the western farmers' fight for accessible terminal grain elevators in 1910.