Edward George Wright

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

Wright was born in Woolwich, Kent, England, in 1831. Wright came to New Zealand with his wife and two sons in 1857. He was trained as an engineer and contractor.

He represented the Coleridge electorate from 1879 to 1881, then the Ashburton electorate from 1881 to 16 May 1884, when he resigned. In the 1887 election, he contested the Avon electorate, but was defeated by Edwin Blake. He was successful again in the 1890 election in the Ashburton electorate. In the 1893 election, he was defeated in the Rangitata electorate. He was once again successful in the 1896 election in the Ashburton electorate. He retired at the end of the parliamentary term in 1899.

Wright died at Windermere, a locality between Hinds and Winslow, on 12 August 1902. He was buried at Windermere Church.

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