Aaron Abel Wright
Aaron Abel Wright | |
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Member of Parliament for Renfrew South | |
In office 1900–1908 | |
Preceded by | John Ferguson |
Succeeded by | Thomas Andrew Low |
Personal details | |
Born | Athens, Leeds County, Upper Canada | June 6, 1840
Died | February 23, 1922 Renfrew, Ontario[1] | (aged 81)
Political party | Liberal |
Occupation | Merchant |
Aaron Abel Wright (June 6, 1840 – February 23, 1922) was a Canadian politician.
Biography[]
Born in Athens, Leeds County, Upper Canada, the son of Israel Wright and Fanny Stevens, he educated at the High School in Athens and at the Toronto Normal School. A merchant and President and Managing Director of the Renfrew Electric Company, Wrights was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Renfrew South in the 1900 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in the 1904 federal election. A Baptist, he married Jane Harvey on October 26, 1871.
References[]
- ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1840 births
- 1922 deaths
- Canadian Baptists
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- People from Leeds and Grenville United Counties
- 19th-century Baptists
- Liberal Party of Canada, Ontario MP stubs