Parliamentary Career
From 1852 to 1867 Wright represented East York as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, and was noted as an ally of George Brown. Following Confederation, and after William Pearce Howland resigned to become Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Amos Wright gained his seat in the Canadian House of Commons in a federal by-election on August 14, 1868 and came to represent York West. He retired from politics on July 8, 1872, before the next election.
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