Ernest Gerard "Ernie" Wright, (10 July 1901 – 16 January 1981) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the

New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. Along with the New South Wales Legislative As ...

for the

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for 29 years from 1943 to 1973 and also served as Chairman of Committees from 1953 to 1967. He also served as an

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on Newtown Municipal Council from 1944 to 1948, including from July to December as Mayor, being the last holder of that office before the council's amalgamation with the

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Ernest Gerard Wright – Sydney's Aldermen
1901 births 1981 deaths Mayors of Newtown Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales 20th-century Australian politicians Chairman of Committees of the New South Wales Legislative Council {{Australia-Labor-NewSouthWales-MP-stub