Percy Wright
Percy Wright | |
|---|---|
Melfort | |
| In office 16 May 1940 – 13 June 1953[1] | |
| Preceded by | Malcolm MacLean |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Percy Ellis Wright 1 November 1892 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Political party | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
| Spouse(s) | Alice I. Dougherty m. 28 February 1922[2] |
| Profession | farmer |
Percy Ellis Wright (1 November 1892 – 30 September 1980) was a
democratic socialist politician. He was a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), and served over 13 years as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada
. He served on the CCF's national council and executive, and was elected as the CCF's National Chairman in 1950. After he was defeated as an MP, he returned to his occupation as a farmer until his death in 1980.
Wright was born in
Beachburg, Ontario, and attended Jarvis Collegiate Institute in Toronto. He served in the Canadian Field Artillery during World War I and became a lieutenant.[1] His career was in farming.[2]
He was first elected to Parliament from the
Melville, which contained roughly half of his old riding. It was also the electoral district of incumbent federal Minister of Agriculture James Garfield Gardiner of the Liberal party. In the 1953 Federal Election
Wright was defeated by Gardiner, ending his federal political career.
When
J.S. Woodsworth, represented the labour-wing.[3] Wright defeated MacInnis in the election to be the CCF's National Chairman.[3] He was elected again in 1952.[4] At the 1954 convention Wright retired as national chairman, and David Lewis was elected to replace him.[5] He died in 1980.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Wright, Percy Ellis". Parliamentarian Information File. House of Commons, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ a b Normandin, Pierre G. (1952). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- ^ The Toronto Daily Star. pp. 1, 7.
- The Toronto Daily Star. pp. 1–2.
- The Toronto Daily Star. p. 3.
- ^ "Login: The Family of John and Priscilla Wright".