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Memorable Manitobans: Robert Wright (c1871-?)
Civil servant.
Formerly of 1 Frank Street, son of Archibald Wright, he was superintendent of works for the Town of Tuxedo for 43 years (1906-1949). Following his retirement, on 11 January 1950, he was presented with a chair by David R. Finkelstein, then Mayor of Tuxedo, who addressed Wright saying, “You did practically everything – your four-horse grader plowed those snow drifts long before tractors; if a water main broke in the night you were there.” Wright took great pride in his horses, which he showed at events in Canada and the United States.
Sources:
“Tuxedo’s ‘handiman’, Mr. Wright honored for public service,” Winnipeg Tribune, 16 January 1950. [Manitoba Legislative Library, Biographical Scrapbook B10, page 129]
This page was prepared by Sarah Ramsden.
Page revised: 17 November 2022
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