John Cameron Cartwright (29 November 1933 – 18 November 2024) was a British politician. He was a Labour and then an SDP Member of Parliament (MP) representing Woolwich East then Woolwich from the October 1974 general election to the 1992 election.
Early life and education
Cartwright was born in Lincoln, England on 29 November 1933. He was educated at Monks Road Council School, Lincoln and Woking County Grammar School, he was the star of the grammar school's Dramatic Society, for which he played numerous Shakespearean and Goldsmithian ladies. One such production was seen by the Norwegian ambassador, who was so impressed that he invited the whole production to perform in Oslo and Bergen.
Political career
Initially an executive officer in the Home Civil Service, Cartwright's political career began when he became a constituency agent for the Labour Party in 1955.