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Canadian politician
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Male
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Birth:
6 June 1840(Athens, Ontario)
Death:
23 February 1922(Renfrew)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Aaron Abel Wright (June 6, 1840 – February 23, 1922) was a Canadian politician.
Biography
Born in Athens, Leeds County, Upper Canada, the son of Israel Wright and Fanny Stevens, he educated at the High School in Athens and at the Toronto Normal School. A merchant and President and Managing Director of the Renfrew Electric Company, Wrights was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for Renfrew South in the 1900 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in the 1904 federal election. A Baptist, he married Jane Harvey on October 26, 1871.