A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Cartwright, Thomas
CARTWRIGHT. (Lieutenant, 1821. f-p.,23; h-p., 11.)
Thomas Cartwright was born 30 April, 1799.
This officer entered the Navy, 1 April, 1812, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Chatham 74, Capt. Graham Moore, in the North Sea, where he attained the rating of Midshipman, 22 Oct. 1813, and continued, under Rear-Admiral Matthew Henry Scott, and Capts. Wm. Lukin and David Lloyd, until Aug. 1814. He then proceeded to North America in the Zealous 74, Capt. Jas. Anderson, and afterwards served with Lord Exmouth in the Boyne 98, and Queen Charlotte 100, from which latter ship, after receiving a slight splinter-wound in the head at the bombardment of Algiers, he was paid off in Oct. 1816. In Jan. 1818, Mr. Cartwright became attached to the Sybille 48, flag-ship at Jamaica of Sir Home Popham, in which he passed his examination, 8 Nov. 1819. He next served, as Master’s Mate, with Capt. Jodrell Leigh, in the Bann 20, on the same station; and, on 16 Feb. 1821, was there promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in the Ontario 18, commanded, too, by Capt. Leigh. He came home and was paid off in Jan. 1822; and was subsequently employed in the Coast Guard from 31 Oct. 1828, until the close of 1842. He has since been unemployed.
Lieut. Cartwright married, 19 July, 1824, Miss Ann Bazley, and has issue two children.