Sir John Wright, 1st Baronet
- Sir John Wright, 1st Baronet
Sir John Roper Wright, 1st Baronet (12 March 1843–25 July 1926) was a British steel manufacturer.
Wright was born in Croston, near Chorley, Lancashire. He became a pupil at the Soho Engineering Works in Preston and then worked for Sir William Siemens. He established his own company, Wright, Rutler & Co, at Gowerton, near Swansea, and founded a number of steel works. His company was later absorbed by Baldwins Ltd, of which he became a director. He became chairman in 1908, succeeding Alfred Baldwin, father of Stanley Baldwin, the future prime minister.
Wright was a prominent Liberal Unionist and unsuccessfully stood for Parliament in 1895 and 1910. He was created a Baronet in the 1920 New Year Honours. [LondonGazette |issue=31712 |date=30 December 1919 |startpage=2 |supp=yes]
Wright was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, Sir Charles Wright.
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*Obituary, "The Times", 27 July 1926
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