Edward George Wright

Edward George Wright (14 June 1831 – 12 August 1902) was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

Biography

Wright was born in Woolwich, Kent, England, in 1831. After an education in private schools, he worked for Fox, Henderson and Co. He was the engineer for the gasworks in Rome and then worked on the naval dockyards at Royal Arsenal in Woolwich and then Aldershot. He married in September 1854 at London and went to New Zealand with his wife and their first two sons in 1857, with another one born in their chosen country.

In Canterbury, he was responsible for many of the engineering works, especially bridges. At this stage of his career he was a Greyite, supporting Sir George Grey. He unsuccessfully contested the for . In the , he contested the electorate, but was defeated by Edwin Blake.

He was successful again in the in the Ashburton electorate. In the , he was defeated in the electorate. He was once again successful in the in the Ashburton electorate. He retired at the end of the parliamentary term in 1899. He was buried at Windermere Church.