Sir John Roper Wright, 1st Baronet (12 March 1843 – 25 July 1926) was a British

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manufacturer. Wright was born in Croston, near

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, Lancashire. He became a pupil at the Soho Engineering Works in

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and then worked for Sir William Siemens. He established his own company, Wright, Butler & Co, at Gowerton, near

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, and founded a number of steel works. His company was later absorbed by Baldwins Ltd, of which he became a director. He became chairman in 1908, succeeding

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, father of

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, the future prime minister. Wright was a prominent Liberal Unionist and unsuccessfully stood for Parliament in 1895 and 1910. He was created a Baronet in the 1920 New Year Honours. Wright died in

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, in 1926. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, William Charles, upon whose death in 1950 the title became extinct.Profile
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*Obituary, ''The Times'', 27 July 1926 1843 births 1926 deaths People from Croston Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom English businesspeople Deputy Lieutenants of Glamorgan Liberal Unionist Party parliamentary candidates {{UK-baronet-stub