Robert Alexander Wright
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The Honourable Robert Alexander Wright |
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| 21st Mayor of Wellington | |
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In office 1921–1925 |
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| Preceded by | John Luke |
| Succeeded by | Charles Norwood |
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| Born | 8 August 1863 Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Died | 6 December 1947 (aged 84) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Political party | Reform |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Coulter |
| Relations | Hercules Richard Wright (brother) |
| Children | two daughters |
Robert Alexander Wright (1863–1947) was the Mayor of Wellington from 1921 to 1925, and a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party.
He represented the Wellington South electorate in Parliament from 1908 to 1911 when he was defeated, then the Wellington Suburbs and Country electorate from 1914 to 1919 and the Wellington Suburbs electorate from 1919 to 1938. In the 1935 contest Wright stood as an Independent and was successful. He was defeated for the Wellington West electorate in 1938. In 1935 and 1938 he was not opposed by the National Party, and he habitually voted with National.
He was Minister of Education from 1926 to 1928 in the Reform Government. Towards the end of the Coates Ministry, he was Minister of Labour for less than a fortnight.
He was to stand for the National Party for Wellington Suburbs in the 1941 general election, which was postponed to 1943 because of the war.
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