About Henry Oswald Wright
Lived 1880 – 1956 (aged 75). Henry Oswald Wright was a Canadian politician and cattle rancher.
Henry Oswald Wright (November 20, 1880 – April 25, 1956) was a Canadian rancher and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Battleford in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1921 as a supporter of Sir Robert Borden's Unionist Government.
He was born in West Templeton, Quebec, the son of E.A. Wright and E.A. Langford, and was educated in Ottawa. Wright served during the Second Boer War with the Canadian Militia in South Africa from 1899 to 1902. He owned a ranch at Senlac, Saskatchewan. In 1905, he married Mary Fidelia Wilson. Wright was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the Saskatchewan assembly in 1917. He died in Saskatoon at the age of 75.
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Who was Henry Oswald Wright?
Canadian politician (1880–1963)
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Henry Oswald Wright was born on 20 November 1880.
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Henry Oswald Wright died on 25 April 1956.
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Henry Oswald Wright was a politician and cattle rancher.
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Henry Oswald Wright was Canadian.
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