Jabez Wright

Jabez Wright
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Willyama
In office 6 December 1913 – 18 February 1920
Preceded by	New Seat
Succeeded by	Seat Abolished
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Sturt
In office 30 August 1921 – 10 September 1922 Serving with Brian Doe Mat Davidson
Preceded by	Percy Brookfield
Succeeded by	Ted Horsington
Personal details
Born	25 March 1852 Greenwich, England
Died	10 September 1922 (aged 70) Bondi, New South Wales
Resting place	Waverley Cemetery
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Honora Kearney
Children	4
Occupation	Carpenter, Undertaker

Jabez Wright (25 April 1852 – 10 September 1922) was an English-born Australian politician.

Wright was born at Greenwich in England, the son of Jabez Gladstone Wright. He worked in North and South America before moving to South Australia, eventually settling in Broken Hill around 1888. On 15 January 1878 Wright had married Honora Kearney, with whom he had four children. He worked as a carpenter and then as an undertaker, and was a member of the Australian Workers' Union. From 1896 to 1902 Wright was an alderman at Broken Hill, serving as mayor from 1900 to 1901. He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1913 as the Labor member for Willyama. With the introduction of proportional representation in 1920 Wright was defeated running for Sturt, but filled the vacancy caused by the murder of Percy Brookfield in 1921. Wright himself caused a vacancy a year later when he died at Bondi.^[1]

References

1. "Mr Jabez Wright (1852–1922)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2012.