William Wright
Politician
1853 – 1926
Who was William Wright?
William Wright was a Canadian politician.
Born in Egremont Township, Grey County, Canada West, the son of David Wright, Irish, and his wife, Susanna Foster, English, Wright was educated in the Public School of Egremont. He was a blacksmith, general merchant, and a general agent. He was Councillor and Reeve of the Township of Chaffey, also Councillor and Reeve of the Town of Huntsville, Ontario. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Muskoka in the 1904 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1908 and 1911.
A Methodist, he married Mary Elizabeth Quirt on October 23, 1878.
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- Born
- Oct 29, 1853
Grey County - Nationality
- Canada
- Lived in
- Grey County
- Died
- Jan 3, 1926
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on July 23, 2013
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