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
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The House of Common ...
for
Renfrew South
Renfrew South was a federal riding represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. The federal riding was created by the British North America Act of 1867 and was abolished in 1966, ...
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
The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904
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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
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