Clarence Clixby Cartwright

Clarence Clixby Cartwright (1871-1949) was a civil servant and local politician active in the Hendon area.

Born in Yorkshire, Cartwright moved to London and in 1894 passed an examination to enter the civil service. He was appointed an out door officer with HM Customs. .     In 1897 he became a third-class clerk with the Supreme Court of Judicature. He was to remain at the court for the rest of his career, and was awarded the MBE in the 1933 Birthday Honours, holding the post of Principal Clerk at the Bankruptcy Department of the court.

In 1899, when he married, he was living in the Wandsworth area. He moved to Hendon, where he was elected to represent Mill Hill ward in 1906. He remained a member of the council, twice becoming chairman, until it was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1932. When the new borough council was formed he became an alderman and deputy-mayor. He served as second Mayor of Hendon in 1933-34.

He retired to Hove on the Sussex coast, where he died aged 77.