Ernest Gerard Wright

The Honourable Ernie Wright
Chairman of Committees
In office 11 March 1953 – 22 April 1967
President	William Dickson Sir Harry Budd
Preceded by	Thomas Steele
Succeeded by	Stanley Eskell
Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales
In office 23 April 1943 – 16 April 1973
Succeeded by	Toby MacDiarmid
Mayor of Newtown
In office 27 July 1948 – 31 December 1948
Preceded by	Reuben Sidney Goddard
Succeeded by	Council abolished
Constituency	Kingston Ward
Personal details
Born	10 July 1901 Tingha, New South Wales, Australia
Died	16 January 1981 (aged 73) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse(s)	Vera Herford

Ernest Gerard "Ernie" Wright, (10 July 1901 – 16 January 1981) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council for the Australian Labor Party (NSW Branch) 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.

External links

• Ernest Gerard Wright – Sydney's Aldermen