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James Carswell was born in 1837 in the Township of Pakenham, Lanark County, Ontario. His parents emigrated from Glasgow, settling in the Pakenham area. While still in his teens Mr. Carswell started out in the lumbering business as foreman and clerk to Jonathan Francis, whose rafts of square timber he frequently accompanied to the port of Quebec. In 1866 he moved to Renfrew with his wife. He embarked in business with Messrs. Thistle and Francis in the limits on the Madawaska. This firm had sold out their business in this locality to Jonathan Francis. At this time they purchased limits on the Pettawawa and carried on operations under the name of Thistle and Carswell. This arrangement continued for several years. Later Francis became one of the partners. Thus, Carswell, Thistle and Francis became equal partners in the Madawaska and the Pettawawa. In 1884 J.H. Francis purchased his father's interest in the business and the new firm, Francis Carswell and Company, built a saw-mill at Calabogie. About 1886 J.H. Francis sold out his interest to Edward Mackay, of Renfrew and the firm name was changed to Carswell, Thistle and Mackay. Mr. Carswell was one of the founders of the South Renfrew Agricultural Society. For a number of years he was the president of the organization. He was also President of the Renfrew Creamery Company and one of the founders and an active supporter of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. For two years he was a member of the Renfrew village council. Mr. Carswell has three sons and three daughters. He died on February 22, 1922.

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Catherine Roxburgh Carswell (née Macfarlane) was a Scottish author, biographer and journalist, now known as one of the few women who took part in the Scottish Renaissance. Her biography of Scotland's literary hero Robert Burns aroused controversy, but two earlier novels of hers, set in Edwardian Glasgow, were little noticed until their republication by feminist publishing house Virago in 1987. Her work is now seen as integral to Scottish women's writing of the early 20th century.

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W.S. Carter was a photographer based in Smiths Falls, ON.

The Hon. Richard Cartwright (1759-1815) was born in Albany, New York. His early years were spent in study, until the outbreak of the American Revolution. In 1777 he left for Canada where he was appointed secretary to Colonel Butler of the Queen's Rangers. He served in that capacity for two years and in 1780 formed a partnership with the Hon. Robert Hamilton. Together they became two of the foremost merchants in Upper Canada. In 1784 the partnership was legally dissolved but they continued to cooperate closely in business affairs and became firmly established in a wholesale mercantile and shipping trade. In 1788, Cartwright was appointed judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the district of Mecklenburgh and in 1792 became a member of the Legislative Council of Upper Canada. During the War of 1812, he was commandant of the Midland District.

James Cartwright (1786-1811) was the eldest son of Richard and Magdalen Cartwright. After being educated by the Reverend John Strachen, James was sent to Quebec in 1803 for legal training and to learn French. In 1811, James and brother Richard Jr. took a journey to the Bahamas, Cuba and the south-eastern United States hoping to improve Richard's health. Richard died during the trip. James died later in 1811.

John Solomon Cartwright (1804-1845) was born in Kingston, Upper Canada, son of Richard Cartwright and twin brother of Rev. Robert Cartwright. He studied law in York (Toronto) and later at Lincoln's Inn, London. In 1831 he became president of the Commercial Bank of Kingston. In 1836 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada and in 1841 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of United Canada for Lennox and Addington. Offered the position of Solicitor General for Governor General Sir James Bagot in 1842, he declined.

Sir Richard Cartwright (1835-1912) was born in Kingston, the son of Rev. Robert David Cartwright and the grandson of the Hon. Richard Cartwright. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and upon returning to Canada became president of the Commercial Bank of the Midland District. In 1863 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly as a Conservative and in 1867 was elected to the Canadian House of Commons. He "crossed the floor" to join the ranks of the Liberal Party and was Minister of Finance in the Alexander Mackenzie administration from 1873 to 1878. In 1896 he became Minister of Trade and Commerce in the Laurier administration and in 1904 was appointed to the Senate, a post he held until his death.

Harriet Cartwright, wife of Rev. Robert Cartwright and mother of Sir Richard Cartwright.

Isabella Cartwright, the daughter of Reuben and Rose (née Shirley) Cartwright, married Elias Earl Blakley in 1908.