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Mr Francis Augustus WRIGHT (1835 - 1903)

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Date of Birth: 01/08/1835
Place of Birth: London, England
Date of Death: 01/10/1903
Place of Death: Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Library Committee No.5 01 Jul 1903 01 Dec 1903 5 months 1 day
Elections and Qualifications Committee No.2 17 Jun 1903 01 Dec 1903 5 months 15 days
Library Committee No.3 17 Jun 1902 20 Dec 1902 6 months 4 days
Elections and Qualifications Committee No.2 29 May 1902 29 May 1902 1 day
Claim of Glebe Borough Council in respect of Sewerage Works Committee No.10 04 Sep 1901 09 Oct 1901 1 month 6 days
Library Committee No.4 08 Aug 1901 20 Dec 1901 4 months 13 days
Removal from the Public Service of Mr Frederick Glynn Committee No.3 06 Aug 1901 19 Dec 1901 4 months 14 days
Elections and Qualifications Committee No.2 24 Jul 1901 10 Oct 1901 2 months 17 days
The Lieutenant Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 24 Jul 1901 24 Jul 1901 1 day
Member for Glen Innes 03 Jul 1901 01 Oct 1903 2 years 2 months 29 days
Elections and Qualifications Committee No. 7 14 Jun 1900 17 Dec 1900 6 months 4 days
Case of James Cook and other employees of the Tramway Department Committee No. 23 13 Dec 1899 20 Dec 1899 8 days
Privilege Committee No.11 23 Aug 1899 30 Aug 1899 8 days
Elections and Qualifications Committee No.2 18 Jul 1899 23 Dec 1899 5 months 6 days
Claim of John Sullivan, Harbours and Rivers Department Committee No. 8 30 Aug 1898 23 Dec 1898 3 months 24 days
Member for Glen Innes 27 Jul 1898 11 Jun 1901 2 years 10 months 16 days
Elections and Qualifications Committee No. 6 22 Jun 1898 08 Jul 1898 17 days
Evidence before the Civil Service Commission by Mr H.C.L Anderson Committee No.19 28 Jul 1896 11 Nov 1896 3 months 15 days
Case of Mr A.J.C Single Committee No.9 19 Sep 1895 10 Oct 1895 22 days Chairman
Holt’s Wingello Estate Bill. Committee No. 6 12 Sep 1895 08 Jul 1898 2 years 9 months 27 days
Member for Glen Innes 24 Jul 1895 08 Jul 1898 2 years 11 months 15 days
Elections and Qualifications No. 5 07 Aug 1894 05 Jul 1895 10 months 29 days
Member for Glen Innes 17 Jul 1894 05 Jul 1895 11 months 19 days
Simpson’s Railway Bill Committee No.12 16 Nov 1892 21 Dec 1892 1 month 6 days
Vale of Clwydd Coal mining Company’s Bill Committee No.3 05 Oct 1892 18 Oct 1892 14 days
Elections and Qualifications Committee No.2 31 Aug 1892 31 Aug 1892 1 day
Deepwater and Mount Galena Tramway Bill Committee No.36 24 Mar 1892 28 Mar 1892 5 days
Simpson’s Railway Bill Committee No.19 08 Sep 1891 24 Nov 1891 2 months 17 days
Claims of William Tom, James Tom, and J.H.A Lister, as the first Discoverers of Gold in Australia Committee No.15 25 Aug 1891 02 Sep 1891 9 days
Borough of Newcastle Electric Lighting Bill Committee No.12 20 Aug 1891 03 Sep 1891 15 days
Member for Glen Innes 27 Jun 1891 25 Jun 1894 2 years 11 months 30 days
Elections and Qualifications Committee No.7 27 May 1891 02 Jun 1891 7 days
Claims of William Tom, James Tom and JHA Lister as the first discoverers of gold in Australia Committee No.27 26 Aug 1890 18 Dec 1890 3 months 23 days
City of Newcastle Gas and Coke Company’s Electric and other light Bill Committee No.15 22 May 1890 11 Jun 1890 21 days
Member for Glen Innes 16 Feb 1889 06 Jun 1891 2 years 3 months 22 days
Secretary for Mines 07 Oct 1885 17 Oct 1885 11 days
Balmain Tramway Bill Committee No.13 25 Sep 1885 01 Oct 1885 7 days
Privilege-Mr Melville, MP Committee No.3 15 Sep 1885 02 Oct 1885 18 days
Purchase of Railway Rolling Stock Committee No.56 12 Aug 1884 29 Oct 1884 2 months 18 days
Monk-Wearmouth Colliery Railway Bill Committee No.25 18 Dec 1883 15 Feb 1884 1 month 29 days
Secretary for Public Works 28 May 1883 06 Oct 1885 2 years 4 months 9 days
Member for Redfern 10 Jan 1883 07 Oct 1985 102 years 8 months 28 days
Postmaster General 05 Jan 1883 27 May 1883 4 months 23 days
Member for Redfern 04 Dec 1882 05 Jan 1883 1 month 2 days
Working of the Fisheries Act of 1881 Committee No.15 03 Nov 1882 21 Nov 1882 19 days
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 22 Aug 1882 22 Aug 1882 1 day
Member for Redfern 11 Jan 1882 23 Nov 1882 10 months 13 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 11 Jan 1882 01 Oct 1903 21 years 8 months 21 days
Political Party Activity
Freemason.
Community Activity
Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Carrier and forwarding and commercial agent. Arrived with parents in 1836. Educated at Parramatta by W.Breathom and S.Owens, and briefly at The Kings School. Went to sea at age 9 as an apprentice and served out articles. Worked with a London architectural firm Laugher, Dwyer & Co. Attracted by gold and arrived in Melbourne in 1852. Worked on fields in Victoria and New South Wales until 1855, joined a steam navigation company and became first officer. Joined goldrush and worked as a labourer. Joined a partnership in 1875 as general carriers and forwarding and commercial agents. Contracted with Department of Railways. Prosecuted for defrauding the Department of Railways in 1886; case discharged in 1887. Trustee of Savings Bank of New South Wales and of Kuringai Chase. Commissioner for international exhibitions in 1886 and 1883. Freemason. Deputy District Grand Master (English Constitution).
Military Service
Ensign in Sydney Battalion Volunteer Infantry in 1873, lieutenant 1874, major in 1885, lieutenant colonel in 1898; retired as an Honorary Colonel in 1902. Managed despatch of the Sudan contingent in 1885.
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman at Redfern from 1873 until 1887, Mayor from 1882 until 1884.
Personal
Son of Captain Francis Augustus Wright, Royal Navy, and Eliza Lunn. Married Alice Mary Williams on 19 December 1864 and had issue, 5 daughters and 5 sons. Church of England.
Additional Information

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.