Ernest Gerard Wright

Ernie Wright
Chairman of Committees
In office
11 March 1953 – 22 April 1967
President William Dickson
Sir Harry Budd
Preceded by Thomas Steele
Succeeded by Stanley Eskell
Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales
In office
23 April 1943 – 16 April 1973
Mayor of Newtown
In office
27 July 1948 – 31 December 1948
Preceded by Reuben Sidney Goddard
Succeeded by Council abolished
Constituency Kingston Ward
Personal details
Born 10 July 1901
Tingha, New South Wales, Australia
Died 16 January 1981 (aged 73)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse Vera Herford

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 for the Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) for 29 years from 1943 to 1973 and also served as Chairman of Committees from 1953 to 1967. He also served as an Alderman 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 City of Sydney.