Harry Wright (Queensland politician)
Harry Wright | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Bulimba | |
| In office 12 May 1923 – 11 May 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Barnes |
| Succeeded by | Irene Longman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Albert Henry Wright 1890 Coachmaker |
Albert Henry Wright (1890 – 20 March 1963) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Biography
Wright was born in
coachmaker and engineer.[1]
On 7 April 1915 he married Florence Mabel HoskinsMt Thompson Crematorium.[2]
Public career
Wright, for the
Labor Party, won the seat of Bulimba at the 1923 Queensland state election,[3] taking over the electorate from Walter Barnes, who decided to contest the new seat of Wynnum.[4] Wright held Bulimba for six years, being defeated in 1929 by Irene Longman,[5] the first woman in the Queensland Parliament.[6]
After his defeat he became a representative of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Board. Wright was also a member of the Independent Order of Rechabites.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ a b Albert Henry Wright ( - 1963) — Heaven Address. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- The Brisbane Courier. No. 21, 306. Queensland, Australia. 10 May 1926. p. 7. Retrieved 6 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Barnes, Hon. Walter Henry — Parliament of Queensland. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 243. Queensland, Australia. 13 May 1929. p. 15. Retrieved 6 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 243. Queensland, Australia. 13 May 1929. p. 15. Retrieved 6 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.