Francis Augustus Wright
Francis Augustus Wright | |
|---|---|
| Secretary for Public Works | |
| In office 28 May 1883 – 6 October 1885 | |
| Premier | Sir Alexander Stuart |
| Preceded by | Henry Copeland |
| Succeeded by | Henry Badgery |
| Mayor of Redfern | |
| In office February 1882 – February 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Stanley |
| Succeeded by | George Lander |
| Alderman on the Redfern Municipal Council | |
| In office February 1873 – 2 September 1886 | |
| Succeeded by | John Beveridge |
| Constituency | Belmore Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1835 London, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 1 October 1903 (aged 68) Ryde, New South Wales, Australia |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom Australia |
| Branch/service |  NSW Colonial Forces |
| Years of service | 1873 – 1902 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | Sydney Bn. Volunteer Rifles |
Francis Augustus Wright (1 August 1835 – 1 October 1903) was a merchant sailor and member of the Parliament of New South Wales.
Early life
Wright was born in London, England to Eliza née Lunn. His father, also named Frances Augustus Wright, was a Captain of the Royal Navy, and the family emigrated to New South Wales in 1836. Wright went to sea as an apprentice, returning to Australia in 1852 and working in the gold fields of Victoria and New South Wales for three years. He married Alice Marcia Williams on 19 December 1864.[1][2]
Politics
In 1873 Wright was elected as an alderman for the Municipality of Redfern.[3] At a by-election in 1882 he was elected as a member for Redfern in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.[4] was Postmaster-General in the Stuart ministry from January to May 1883, and Secretary for Public Works from that date till October 1885, when he joined the Dibbs ministry, and held office as Minister for Public Instruction until December 1885.[2][5] He was defeated for Redfern in 1885.[6]
He returned to politics as a Protectionist candidate for Glen Innes in 1889, winning the seat,[7] and retaining it until his death.[2][5]
Wright died in Ryde, Sydney on 1 October 1903 (aged 68).[1]
See also
- Results of New South Wales state elections
- 1882 (Redfern)
- 1885 (Redfern)
- 1889 (Glen Innes)
- 1891 (Glen Innes)
- 1894 (Glen Innes)
- 1895 (Glen Innes)
- 1898 (Glen Innes)
- 1901 (Glen Innes)
References
- ^ a b Rutledge, Martha. "Wright, Francis Augustus (1835–1903)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Mr Francis Augustus Wright (1835-1903)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Municipal elections". Empire. 19 February 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 1 February 2016 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1882 Redfern by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ a b Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1885 Redfern". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1889 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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