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William Wright (Canadian politician)

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Political party
  
Conservative

Died
  
January 3, 1926

Occupation
  
Blacksmith, merchant

Succeeded by
  
Peter McGibbon

Name
  
William Wright

Resigned
  
1917

Role
  
Canadian Politician


William Wright (Canadian politician)

Born
  
October 29, 1853 Egremont Township, Grey County, Canada West (
1853-10-29
)

Party
  
Conservative Party of Canada

William Wright (October 29, 1853 – January 3, 1926) 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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