Wright baronets of Swansea (1920)

The Wright baronetcy, of Swansea in the County of Glamorgan, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 27 January 1920 for the steel manufacturer John Wright, a director of Baldwins Ltd.[1][2]

The 2nd Baronet worked in the Ministry of Munitions in World War I, and in the Ministry of Supply in World War II, with responsibilities for iron and steel. He was chairman of Baldwins Ltd. from 1925. The title became extinct on his death in 1950.[1][3]

Wright baronets, of Swansea (1920)

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (99th ed.). London: Burke's Peerage Ltd. and Shaw Publishing. 1949. p. 2177.
  2. ^ a b "Wright, Col Sir John Roper". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ a b Boyns, Trevor. "Wright, Sir (William) Charles, second baronet (1876–1950)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37042. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ "Wright, Col Sir (William) Charles". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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