Francis Augustus Wright

Francis Augustus Wright
The Honourable; Francis Augustus Wright; JP
Secretary for Public Works
	In office; 28 May 1883 – 6 October 1885
Premier	Sir Alexander Stuart
Preceded by	Henry Copeland
Succeeded by	Henry Badgery
Mayor of Redfern
	In office; February 1882 – February 1885
Preceded by	Patrick Stanley
Succeeded by	George Lander
Alderman on the Redfern Municipal Council
	In office; February 1873 – 2 September 1886
Succeeded by	John Beveridge
Constituency	Belmore Ward
Personal details
Born	1 August 1835; London, England, United Kingdom
Died	1 October 1903 (aged 68); Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom; Australia
Branch/service	NSW Colonial Forces
Years of service	1873 – 1902
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Unit	Sydney Bn. Volunteer Rifles

Francis Augustus Wright (1 August 1835 – 1 October 1903) was an Australian politician and merchant sailor.

Wright was born in London, England.[1] He represented Redfern in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, was Postmaster-General in the Stuart ministry from January to May 1883, and Secretary for Public Works from that date till October 1885, when he joined the Dibbs ministry, and held office as Minister for Public Instruction, under that gentleman's premiership, till the following December.[2] He was elected for Glen Innes at the General Election in 1889, and again in 1891.[2][3][4]

Wright died in Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales.[1]

References

Rutledge, Martha. "Wright, Francis Augustus (1835–1903)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 18 February 2012 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
Mennell, Philip (1892). "Wright, Francis Augustus" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
"MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS". Empire. Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 19 February 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
"Mr Francis Augustus WRIGHT (1835 - 1903)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

Civic offices
Preceded by Patrick Stanley	Mayor of Redfern 1882 – 1885	Succeeded by George Lander
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by John Sutherland Alfred Fremlin	Member for Redfern 1882 – 1885 Served alongside: Fremlin, Sutherland	Succeeded by Thomas Williamson
Preceded by George Matheson	Member for Glen Innes 1889 – 1903 Served alongside: Hutchison (1889-1894)	Succeeded by Follett Thomas
Political offices
Preceded by Alexander Campbell	Postmaster-General of New South Wales 1883	Succeeded by William Trickett
Preceded by Henry Copeland	Secretary for Public Works 1883 – 1885	Succeeded by Henry Badgery
Preceded by Joseph Palmer Abbott	Secretary for Mines 1885	Succeeded by Robert Vaughn
Preceded by Joseph Palmer Abbott	Secretary for Mines 1886	Succeeded by Charles Mackellar

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[DAB_Francis_Augustus_Wright-1] Rutledge, Martha. "Wright, Francis Augustus (1835–1903)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 18 February 2012 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

[Mennell-2] Mennell, Philip (1892). "Wright, Francis Augustus" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.

[3] "MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS". Empire. Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 19 February 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

[4] "Mr Francis Augustus WRIGHT (1835 - 1903)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 February 2016.