Ernest Gerard Wright

The Honourable
Ernest Gerard Wright
Chairman of Committees
In office
11 March 1953  22 April 1967
Preceded by Thomas Steele
Succeeded by Stanley Mowbray
Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales
In office
23 April 1943  16 April 1973
Personal details
Born 10 July 1907
Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
Died 16 January 1981 (aged 73)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political party Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s) Vera Herford

Ernest Gerard Wright, (10 July 1907 – 16 January 1981) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council for the Australian Labor Party for 29 years from 1943 to 1973 and also served as Chairman of Committees from 1953 to 1967.[1] He also served as an Alderman on Newtown Municipal Council from 1944 to 1948, including from July to December as Mayor, being the last holder of that office until the council's amalgamation with the City of Sydney.[2]

References

  1. "The Hon. Ernest Gerard WRIGHT (1901 - 1981)". Former members. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  2. "Councillors - Aldermen of the Newtown Municipal Council 1863 to 1948". Newtown Sesquicentenary Project. City of Sydney Archives. 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
Civic offices
Preceded by
Reuben Sidney Goddard
Mayor of Newtown
1948
Council abolished