Francis Augustus Wright

The Honourable Francis Augustus Wright JP
Secretary for Public Works
In office 28 May 1883 – 6 October 1885
Premier	Sir Alexander Stuart
Preceded by	Henry Copeland
Succeeded by	Henry Badgery
Mayor of Redfern
In office February 1882 – February 1885
Preceded by	Patrick Stanley
Succeeded by	George Lander
Alderman on the Redfern Municipal Council
In office February 1873 – 2 September 1886
Succeeded by	John Beveridge
Constituency	Belmore Ward
Personal details
Born	1 August 1835 London, England, United Kingdom
Died	1 October 1903 (aged 68) Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom  Australia
Service/branch	NSW Colonial Forces
Years of service	1873 – 1902
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Unit	Sydney Bn. Volunteer Rifles

Francis Augustus Wright (1 August 1835 – 1 October 1903) was an Australian politician and merchant sailor.

Wright was born in London, England.^[1] He represented Redfern in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 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, under that gentleman's premiership, till the following December.^[2] He was elected for Glen Innes at the General Election in 1889, and again in 1891.^[2][3][4]

Wright died in Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales.^[1]

References

1. Rutledge, Martha. "Wright, Francis Augustus (1835–1903)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
2. Mennell, Philip (1892). " Wright, Francis Augustus". The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co. Wikisource 
3. "MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.". Empire. Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 19 February 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
4. "Mr Francis Augustus WRIGHT (1835 - 1903)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 February 2016.