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William Wright

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Gender Male
Death157 years ago
Date of birth November 13,1794
Zodiac sign Scorpio
Born Clarkstown
New York
United States
Date of died November 1,1866
DiedNew Jersey
United States
Party Democratic Party
Place of burialMount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, New Jersey, United States
Current partner Minerva Peet Wright
Previous positionSenator (1863–1866), Senator, NJ (1853–1859), Representative (1843–1847)
Children Catharine Mary Wright
Grandchildren Jkvr. Catharina Olga Maria Gevers
Great grandchild Freiin Hedwig von Brewer genannt von Fürth, Vrouwe van Rivieren
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Ballymena: Wrightbus founder Sir William Wright dies

Feb 16,2020 6:41 am

Wrightbus founder and former unionist councillor Sir William Wright has died.

Sir William founded the Ballymena, County Antrim , bus manufacturing firm with his father, Robert, in a tin shed in 1946.

He was knighted in The Queen 's 2018 New Years Honours for services to the economy and the bus industry.

DUP MP Ian Paisley said he was " one of The Last true captains of industry and commerce and A Man who has left his mark, not just locally but globally".

" Sir William was a giant character, " added Mr Paisley.

" I have had the honour of knowing him and His Family for decades. He was both a political and business leader.

" He cared passionately about The Employment and skills training of local people. He loved Northern Ireland and he was dedicated in everything that he did. "

TUV leader and North Antrim MLA, Jim Allister , has said Sir William was " an iconic giant in Ballymena and Northern Ireland ".

" No-one has left a more endeavoured mark on the economy than Sir William, " Mr Allister said.

" Many people had very good jobs in Ballymena and got many years of employment thanks to his contribution.

" He was also very much involved in The Local community, he served as a councillor at a time and was very prominent in his faith. "

In 2019, Wrightbus was at the centre of.

Sir William's son, Jeff, was majority shareholder of Wrightbus and pastor at The Church at The Time .

When, The Family cited a Fall In demand for buses as The Reason for the collapse of The Business , but many workers expressed concern that money donated to The Church had weakened The Business .

Patricia O'Lynn, Alliance Party MLA for North Antrim, said " many constituents/friends have been employed by Wrightbus throughout the years".

" A major aspect of his legacy will be the industrial advancement of electric/hydrogen-powered buses. "

She sent her condolences to Sir William's loved ones.

Translink chief executive Chris Conway said that Sir William " made a huge contribution to the bus industry globally and the NI economy" and described his passing as " very sad news".

Ballymena United Football Club .



Source of news: bbc.com

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