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

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politician. Born in Egremont Township,

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, 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

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. He was first elected to the

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for the riding of Muskoka in the 1904 federal election. A

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, he was re-elected in

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and

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. A

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, he married Mary Elizabeth Quirt on October 23, 1878.

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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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