Edmund, 1743–1822, English clergyman: inventor of the power-driven loom.
his brother John, 1740–1824, English parliamentary reformer.
Edmund. 1743–1823, British clergyman, who invented the power loom
Dame Silvia (née Poulter ). born 1943, New Zealand lawyer. She became a High Court judge in 1993; governor general of New Zealand (2001–06).
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“Matt Cartwright made millions in office,” Castellani said in the ad.
From Salon ● May 6, 2026
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz shows there is genuine movement toward a peace agreement, Cartwright says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Dr Cartwright added that symptoms usually begin within four weeks of exposure, but can take up to three months to become apparent.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
Infectious diseases expert Katharine Cartwright, from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, previously told the inquest how this was a manifestation of hydrophobia - the fear of water - which is a symptom found only with rabies.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
Later I’d learn that Erma’s husband, Cartwright, worked with Jimmie at the shipyard.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
"Uncle Tony" was the blacksmith; "Uncle Harry" was the cartwright; "Uncle Abel" was the shoemaker; and all these had hands to assist them in their several departments.
From My Bondage and My Freedom by Douglass, Frederick
My mother was a daughter of Crispin Hill, farmer and cartwright, of Harden, and she enjoyed a relationship with Nicholson, the Airedale poet.
From Adventures and Recollections by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
In the fourth, he came against his fellow-townsman, Samuel Jameson, a cartwright, considered to be one of the best of his trade in the county.
From Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting by Gilpin, Sidney
"The uses of the ash is one of the most universal: it serves the souldier, the carpenter, the wheelwright, cartwright, cooper, turner, and thatcher."
From Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I by Spenser, Edmund
Pista, the cartwright, profited by the moment to approach, and with gay cries and gestures invite her to dance again.
From How Women Love (Soul Analysis) by Nordau, Max Simon
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