Leonard Morton Wright
Sir Leonard Morton Wright (1906 – 22 October 1967) was a Dunedin businessman and was Mayor of Dunedin from 1950 to 1959.[1]
He was born in Australia and educated in Sydney. He married Cecily Bell in 1936.
He was a tea importer and formed his own business in 1927. He was on the Dunedin City Council for ten years, was Chairman of the Otago Development Council, and was honorary tea controller from 1941 to 1950. He was a rugby referee and sports administrator. He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1957 New Year Honours.[2]
Morton died at Dunedin on 22 October 1967, and his ashes were buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery.[3]
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Succeeded by Thomas Kay Stuart Sidey |
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