(From a Contemporary Drawing.)
MAJOR CARTWRIGHT
“THE FATHER OF REFORM” 1775–1824.
The substance of Major Cartwright’s life is told on the pedestal beneath his statue in the dingy garden of Burton Crescent, to the south of Euston Road, in London.
JOHN CARTWRIGHT,
Born 28th September, 1740. Died 23rd September, 1824.
The Firm, Consistent and Persevering Advocate of Universal Suffrage, Equal Representation, Vote by Ballot and Annual Parliaments.
He was the first English Writer who openly maintained the Independence of the United States of America, and although his distinguished merits as a Naval Officer in 1776 presented the most flattering Prospects of Professional Advancement, yet he nobly refused to draw his Sword against the Rising Liberties of an oppressed and struggling People.
In Grateful Commemoration of his inflexible integrity, exalted Patriotism, “profound Constitutional Knowledge,” and in sincere admiration of the unblemished Virtues of his Private Life,
THIS STATUE