John Arthur Wright (25 November 1841 – 24 February 1920) was an Australian company manager, magistrate, member of the Western Australian Legislative Council, public service head, rail/tramways engineer, railways commissioner, railways contractor and active Freemason.[1] Wright was born in Dover, Kent, England and died in Albany, Western Australia.[2] He married Katherine Wittington and they had three children together, two sons and a daughter.[3]
References
edit- ^ "DEATH OF MR. J. A. WRIGHT". West Australian. 25 February 1920. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Bunny, Pat. "Wright, John Arthur (1841–1920)". 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.
- ^ "DEATH OF MR. J. A. WRIGHT". West Australian. 25 February 1920. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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