For Cartwright's mirror universe counterpart, see Lance Cartwright (mirror)

BIOGRAPHY
Lance Cartwright
Admiral Lance Cartwright (2268)
Species:	Human
Gender:	male
Hair color:	gray
Born:	23rd century
Affiliation:	Federation, Starfleet
Career
Occupation:	Starfleet flag officer
Previous Assignment:	Commander, Starfleet
Final Assignment:	Chief of Starfleet Operations\Starfleet liaison to the Federation Diplomatic Corps
Rank:	Fleet Admiral
Insignia:

Lance Cartwright was a human Starfleet officer in the late 23rd century. He served as Commanding Officer, Starfleet Command, and the Starfleet liaison to the Federation Diplomatic Corps.

HistoryEdit

In 2268, Cartwright held the rank of Rear Admiral, and was assigned as an administrator on Starbase 29. That year, he ordered Captain James T. Kirk to obtain a Romulan cloaking device. Even early on, Kirk always voiced his suspicions to Spock about the admiral having a secret agenda. This was later revealed to be a small part of a larger scheme planned by the rogue intelligence agency known as Section 31. (TOS episode: "The Enterprise Incident"; TOS novel: Cloak)

In 2286, Cartwright succeeded Harold Morrow as Commander, Starfleet following the Genesis Incident. (TOS movie, novelization & comic adaptation: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock) He oversaw Starfleet operations during the Cetacean Probe crisis on Earth. (TOS movie, novelization & comic adaptation: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

By 2290, he served simultaneously as Chief of Starfleet Operations and the Starfleet liaison to the Federation Diplomatic Corps. (TLE novel: Excelsior: Forged in Fire)

In 2293, Cartwright strongly opposed the Federation's plans to negotiate a peace treaty with the Klingon Empire and became part of a conspiracy to prevent this. He was exposed by Captain Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise-A, and was arrested at Khitomer. (TOS movie, novelization & comic adaptation: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)

Following his arrest, Cartwright was convicted for his role in the conspiracy and was sent to prison. Cartwright died in 2298 from what appeared to be a respiratory infection. Starfleet Intelligence operative Darius Miller however harbored doubts that Cartwright died of natural causes, and that one or more of the man's many enemies may have had Cartwright eliminated. (TOS novel: Cast No Shadow)

Alternate timelineEdit

In an alternate timeline, Cartwright was killed when the Cetacean Probe wasn't stopped and ravaged Earth. (Star Trek: Myriad Universes novel: The Chimes at Midnight)

Commanding Officers, Starfleet Command
	Robert L. Comsol • Heihachiro Nogura • Harold Morrow • Lance Cartwright • Leonard James Akaar

Cartwright article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.