Thomas Wright (1740–1812) was the surveyor general for

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is an island Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. While it is the smallest province by land area and population, it is the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...

and an author. He was taken prisoner during the American Revolution in the

Raid on Charlottetown (1775) The Raid on Charlottetown of 17–18 November 1775, early in the American Revolutionary War, involved two American privateers of the Marblehead Regiment attacking and pillaging Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, then known as St. John's Isl ...

.Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Thomas Wright
/ref> In 1763, Wright assisted Captain Samuel Johannes Holland in surveying St. John's Island (which has since been renamed Prince Edward Island). In 1770, Governor Patterson appointed him to the Council. He also became the Surveyor General (1773) and a Supreme Court Judge (1774). The following year he was taken prisoner in the American privateer raid on Charlottetown.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Thomas History of Prince Edward Island 1740 births 1812 deaths