Esmond Wright (5 November 1915, Newcastle-upon-Tyne – 9 August 2003, Masham, North Yorkshire[1]) was an English historian of the United States, Director of the Institute of United States Studies at the University of London from 1971 to 1983, a television personality, and a Conservative politician.
Wright had a grammar school education in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, before winning an open scholarship to Durham University and, in 1938, a Commonwealth Fund Fellowship to the University of Virginia.[2] He was awarded the Benjamin Franklin Medal in 1988. In a 1967 by-election, he was returned as a Conservative Member of Parliament for the previously Labour-held seat of Glasgow Pollok.[3] He was defeated by Labour's James White in the 1970 General Election.
Wright's publications include
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Preceded by Alex Garrow |
Member of Parliament for Glasgow Pollok 1967–1970 |
Succeeded by James White |