William Wright (Scottish politician)

For other people named William Wright, see William Wright (disambiguation).

William Wright (1862 – 9 April 1931) was a Scottish Labour Party politician.

Born near Lincoln, Wright joined the Independent Labour Party, and began working for the party as a full-time organiser in South Wales in 1898. He later relocated to Scotland, where he became prominent in the co-operative movement.[1]

Wright was elected at the 1922 general election as member of parliament (MP) for the Rutherglen constituency in Lanarkshire, and held the seat until his death in 1931, aged 68.[1] The resulting by-election was won by the Labour candidate David Hardie.

In his spare time, Wright was a lay reader in the Anglican church, and wrote Agriculture and the Unemployed, and a book of poetry, Down Under.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1979). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. III. Brighton: Harvester Press. p. 394. ISBN 085527325-9.