William Wright (Scottish politician)

For other people named William Wright, see William Wright (disambiguation).

William Wright (1862 – 9 April 1931) was a Scottish Labour Party politician. He was elected at the 1922 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Rutherglen constituency in Lanarkshire, and held the seat until his death in 1931, aged 68. The resulting by-election was won by the Labour candidate David Hardie.

References

Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Adam Keir Rodger	Member of Parliament for Rutherglen 1922–1931	Succeeded by David Hardie

Persondata
Name	Wright, William
Alternative names
Short description	Scottish Labour Party politician
Date of birth	1862
Place of birth
Date of death	9 April 1931
Place of death