Thomas Yates Wright

Colonel Thomas Yates Wright (1869–1964) was a British planter, who was a cricketer and legislator in Ceylon. He was a tea planter and served in the Legislative Council of Ceylon and the Senate of Ceylon.[1]

Born in Lancashire, Wright went to Ceylon in 1889 as a planter. He was an all-round sportsman, playing cricket, Rugby football, hockey and polo. He represented Matale and Kandy Sports Club at cricket and played for the Up-Country XI from 1893 to 1919. He represented All Ceylon in several matches in the 1890s.[2] He was the founding President of Ceylon Athletic Association[3]

From 1920 to 1925 he was a member of the Legislative Council and was appointed to the Senate of Ceylon in 1947. He owned the Mahakande Estate in which he built a bungalow in 1939 which is now known as Gal Bangalawa. He wrote the book Ceylon in My Time, 1889-1949 in 1951.[4]

References

  1. ↑ From LPs to cassettes - a trail of music
  2. ↑ Obituaries in 1964
  3. ↑ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF SRI LANKA, THE LIST OF PRESIDENTS AND SECRETARIES (1922 - 2012)
  4. ↑ Gal Bangalawa (Stone Bungalow) at Mahakande

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