Aaron Abel Wright | |
Riding: | Renfrew South |
Parliament: | Canadian |
Term Start: | 1900 |
Term End: | 1908 |
Predecessor: | John Ferguson |
Successor: | Thomas Andrew Low |
Birth Date: | 6 June 1840 |
Birth Place: | Athens, Leeds County, Upper Canada |
Death Place: | Renfrew, Ontario[1] |
Party: | Liberal |
Occupation: | Merchant |
Aaron Abel Wright (June 6, 1840 - February 23, 1922) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Athens, Leeds County, Upper Canada, the son of Israel Wright and Fanny Stevens, he educated at the High School in Athens and at the Toronto Normal School. A merchant and President and Managing Director of the Renfrew Electric Company, Wrights was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Renfrew South in the 1900 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in the 1904 federal election. A Baptist, he married Jane Harvey on October 26, 1871.