Charles Orson F. Wright (April 13, 1873 – March 28, 1922) was a Canadian provincial politician from

Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...

. He served as a member of the

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from 1921 to his death in 1922 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.

Political career

Wright ran for a seat to the Albert Legislature in the

1921 Alberta general election The 1921 Alberta general election was held on July 18, 1921, to elect members to the 5th Alberta Legislative Assembly. The Liberal government is replaced by the United Farmers of Alberta. It was one of only five times that Alberta has changed gov ...

as a United Farmers candidate. He defeated incumbent James Turgeon to pick up the Ribstone electoral district for his party. Wright died on March 28, 1922, after suffering from pneumonia at Royal Alexandra Hospital in

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. He was Charles Stewart's brother in law.

References

External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Charles 1922 deaths United Farmers of Alberta MLAs 1873 births 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta