About Aaron Abel Wright
Lived 1840 – 1922 (aged 81). Aaron Abel Wright was a Canadian politician and merchant.
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 House of Commons of Canada 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.
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Who was Aaron Abel Wright?
Canadian politician (1840–1922)
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Aaron Abel Wright was born on 6 June 1840 in Athens.
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Aaron Abel Wright died on 23 February 1922 in Renfrew.
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Aaron Abel Wright was a politician and merchant.
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Aaron Abel Wright was Canadian.
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