Francis Augustus Wright

Francis Augustus Wright (1 August 1835 – 1 October 1903) was a merchant sailor and member of the Parliament of New South Wales.

The Honourable

Francis Augustus Wright

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Secretary for Public Works
In office
28 May 1883 – 6 October 1885
PremierSir Alexander Stuart
Preceded byHenry Copeland
Succeeded byHenry Badgery
Mayor of Redfern
In office
February 1882 – February 1885
Preceded byPatrick Stanley
Succeeded byGeorge Lander
Alderman on the Redfern Municipal Council
In office
February 1873 – 2 September 1886
Succeeded byJohn Beveridge
ConstituencyBelmore Ward
Personal details
Born(1835-08-01)1 August 1835
London, England, United Kingdom
Died1 October 1903(1903-10-01) (aged 68)
Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
 Australia
Branch/service NSW Colonial Forces
Years of service1873 – 1902
RankLieutenant Colonel
UnitSydney Bn. Volunteer Rifles

Early life

Wright was born in London, England to Eliza née Lunn. His father, also named Frances Augustus Wright, was a Captain of the Royal Navy, and the family emigrated to New South Wales in 1836. Wright went to sea as an apprentice, returning to Australia in 1852 and working in the gold fields of Victoria and New South Wales for three years. He married Alice Marcia Williams on 19 December 1864.[1][2]

Politics

In 1873 Wright was elected as an alderman for the Municipality of Redfern.[3] At a by-election in 1882 he was elected as a member for Redfern in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.[4] was Postmaster-General in the Stuart ministry from January to May 1883, and Secretary for Public Works from that date till October 1885, when he joined the Dibbs ministry, and held office as Minister for Public Instruction until December 1885.[2][5] He was defeated for Redfern in 1885.[6]

He returned to politics as a Protectionist candidate for Glen Innes in 1889, winning the seat,[7] and retaining it until his death.[2][5]

Wright died in Ryde, Sydney on 1 October 1903 (aged 68).[1]

See also

References
  1. Rutledge, Martha. "Wright, Francis Augustus (1835–1903)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 18 February 2012 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  2. "Mr Francis Augustus Wright (1835-1903)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. "Municipal elections". Empire. 19 February 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 1 February 2016 – via Trove.
  4. Green, Antony. "1882 Redfern by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  5. Mennell, Philip (1892). "Wright, Francis Augustus" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
  6. Green, Antony. "1885 Redfern". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  7. Green, Antony. "1889 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

 

Civic offices
Preceded by
Patrick Stanley		 Mayor of Redfern
1882 – 1885		 Succeeded by
George Lander
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
John Sutherland
Alfred Fremlin		 Member for Redfern
1882 – 1885
Served alongside: Fremlin, Sutherland		 Succeeded by
Thomas Williamson
Preceded by
George Matheson		 Member for Glen Innes
1889 – 1903
Served alongside: Hutchison (1889-1894)		 Succeeded by
Follett Thomas
Political offices
Preceded by
Alexander Campbell		 Postmaster-General of New South Wales
1883		 Succeeded by
William Trickett
Preceded by
Henry Copeland		 Secretary for Public Works
1883 – 1885		 Succeeded by
Henry Badgery
Preceded by
Joseph Palmer Abbott		 Secretary for Mines
1885		 Succeeded by
George Thornton



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