Samuel Thomas Wright
Canadian politician
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| Intro | Canadian politician | |
| Places | Canada | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 19 December 1887, Toronto | |
| Death | 28 January 1948Toronto (aged 60 years) |
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Samuel Thomas Wright (December 19, 1887 – January 28, 1948) was a wholesale merchant and political figure in Ontario. He represented Dovercourt in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1934 as a Conservative member.
He was born in Toronto in 1887, the son of Samuel Wright and Dorothy Chapman, both Irish. Wright was educated in Toronto. In 1907, he married Edith L. Horner. He served as a member of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I. Wright also served on Toronto city council and on the Toronto Harbour Commission. He died after an illness at Toronto in 1948.