Jabez Wright

Jabez Wright
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Willyama
In office
6 December 1913  18 February 1920
Preceded by New Seat
Succeeded by Seat Abolished
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Sturt
In office
30 August 1921  10 September 1922
Serving with Brian Doe
Mat Davidson
Preceded by Percy Brookfield
Succeeded by Ted Horsington
Personal details
Born (1852-03-25)25 March 1852
Greenwich, England
Died 10 September 1922(1922-09-10) (aged 70)
Bondi, New South Wales
Resting place Waverley Cemetery
Political party Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s) Honora Kearney
Children 4
Occupation Carpenter, Undertaker

Jabez Wright (25 April 1852 10 September 1922) was an English-born Australian politician.

Wright was born at Greenwich in England, the son of Jabez Gladstone Wright. He worked in North and South America before moving to South Australia, eventually settling in Broken Hill around 1888. On 15 January 1878 Wright had married Honora Kearney, with whom he had four children. He worked as a carpenter and then as an undertaker, and was a member of the Australian Workers' Union. From 1896 to 1902 Wright was an alderman at Broken Hill, serving as mayor from 1900 to 1901. He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1913 as the Labor member for Willyama. With the introduction of proportional representation in 1920 Wright was defeated running for Sturt, but filled the vacancy caused by the murder of Percy Brookfield in 1921. Wright himself caused a vacancy a year later when he died at Bondi.[1]

References

  1. "Mr Jabez Wright (1852–1922)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
Parliament of New South Wales
Preceded by
New seat
Member for Willyama
19131920
Succeeded by
Seat abolished
Preceded by
Percy Brookfield
Member for Sturt
19211922
Served alongside: Davidson, Doe
Succeeded by
Ted Horsington
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