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Reg Wright was born on 10 July, 1905 in Central Castra, Tasmania, is an Australian politician. Discover Reg Wright's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?

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Age 85 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 10 July 1905
Birthday 10 July
Birthplace Central Castra, Tasmania
Date of death 1990
Died Place Central Castra, Tasmania
Nationality Australia

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1905

Sir Reginald Charles Wright (10 July 1905 – 10 March 1990) was an Australian barrister and politician.

Wright was born in Central Castra, Tasmania in 1905.

He was educated at Devonport High School and the University of Tasmania, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws.

1928

Wright was admitted to the bar in 1928 and lectured in law at the University of Tasmania.

1941

In 1941, he enlisted in the second Australian Imperial Force and was promoted to captain in 1943.

1945

His youngest son, Philip Wright (1945-2021) was a magistrate in Hobart, while eldest son Christopher Wright AO is a King's Counsel, former Solicitor-General of Tasmania, former judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania, former deputy president of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and former head of Tasmania's Police Review Board.

1946

Wright was elected as a Liberal member for the Tasmanian House of Assembly seat of Franklin in November 1946 and was the first State president of the Liberal Party in Tasmania.

1949

In November 1949, he resigned to enter federal politics.

He was elected to the Senate at the 1949 election, taking his seat in February 1950.

1950

He was a member of the Liberal Party and served as a Senator for Tasmania from 1950 to 1978.

He held ministerial office in the Gorton and McMahon governments, although he was known for crossing the floor.

1968

He was appointed to the ministry in February 1968 in the John Gorton government as Minister for Works and Minister in charge of Tourist Activities.

1972

He held these positions in the McMahon government, which was defeated at the 1972 election.

Wright holds the record in the Australian Parliament for "crossing the floor" to vote against his own party, which he did 150 times.

1977

He did not contest the 1977 election.

1978

He was knighted on 3 June 1978, for his services to the Tasmanian Parliament.

He left the Liberal Party in June 1978 and sat as an independent until his retirement on 30 June.

An accomplished barrister and orator, Wright returned to practising law on retiring from the Senate in 1978.

In retirement he returned to a farm near the farmhouse in Castra where he had been born and died there; he was accorded a State Funeral in Ulverstone, Tasmania.

His younger brother, Emeritus Professor Sir Douglas Wright AK was Chancellor of the University of Melbourne.

He predeceased Reg by only ten days.

His older brother, John Forsyth Wright was a Member of the House of Assembly in the Parliament of Tasmania.

Two of Sir Reginald's sons achieved distinction in the law.