Peter Cartwright

2026-06-04

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Peter Cartwright (born Peter Cartwright Jr., September 1, 1785 – September 25, 1872) was an American Methodist and revivalist preacher in the Midwest, as well as twice an elected legislator in Illinois. Cartwright, a Methodist missionary, helped start America's Second Great Awakening, personally baptizing twelve thousand converts. Opposed to slavery, Cartwright moved from Kentucky to Illinois, and was elected to the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly in 1828 and 1832. In 1846 Abraham L