Parliament of Tasmania - John Forsyth Wright

Surname: WRIGHT

Given Names: John Forsyth

Title and Honours: Mr

Qualifications:

Date and Place of Birth:29 June 1892 - Central Castra, Tasmania

Date of Death:16 January 1947 - Ulverstone, Tasmania

House of Assembly: 31 August 1940

Electorate: Darwin (Braddon)

Party: Nationalist

Positions Held:

Date of Departure: 13 December 1941

Reason for Departure: Defeated

Comments:

Elected by recount on resignation of FB Edwards. Brother of Senator Reg Wright.

House of Assembly Long Room Picture: 447

House of Assembly Long Room Picture Number indicates each Member's position in the photographic record.

Source: Parliament of Tasmania Members Biographical Database, Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

Additional Reference Material:

A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics, 1890-1964 [by] Colin A. Hughes and B. D. Graham. Canberra, ANU Press, 1968. Biographical Register of the Tasmanian Parliament, 1851-1960 / Scott Bennett and Barbara Bennett. Canberra : ANU, 1980.

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John Forsyth Wright