The Lord Wright | |
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| Master of the Rolls | |
| In office 7 October 1935 – 26 April 1937 | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Hanworth |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Greene |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Alderson Wright 15 October 1869 South Shields, County Durham |
| Died | 27 June 1964 (aged 94) Durley House, Burbage, Wiltshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Marjory Avis Bullows (d. 1980) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Profession | Barrister, judge |
Robert Alderson Wright, Baron Wright, GCMG, PC, FBA (15 October 1869 – 27 June 1964) was a British judge. A commercial barrister, he was a Justice of the High Court from 1925 to 1932, when he was directly promoted to the House of Lords as a law lord. Robert Stevens described him as "one of the few significant British appeal judges of the twentieth century."