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Born in [[Lancashire]], Wright came to Ceylon in 1899 as a planter. He was an all-round sportsmen, playing cricket, Rugby football, hockey and polo. He represented Matale and Kandy Sports Club and for Up Country from 1893 to 1919 and played for the [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|All Ceylon Cricket team]].<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228442.html Obituaries in 1964]</ref> |
Born in [[Lancashire]], Wright came to Ceylon in 1899 as a planter. He was an all-round sportsmen, playing cricket, Rugby football, hockey and polo. He represented Matale and Kandy Sports Club and for Up Country from 1893 to 1919 and played for the [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|All Ceylon Cricket team]].<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228442.html Obituaries in 1964]</ref> He was the founding President of Ceylon Athletic Association<ref>[http://www.srilankaathletics.com/H2%20Presidents%20Secretaries.html ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF SRI LANKA, THE LIST OF PRESIDENTS AND SECRETARIES (1922 - 2012)]</ref> |
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From 1920 to 1925 he was a member of the Legislative Council and was appointed to the Senate of Ceylon in 1947. He owned the Mahakande Estate in which he built a [[bungalow]] in 1939 which is now known as [[Gal Bangalawa]]. |
From 1920 to 1925 he was a member of the Legislative Council and was appointed to the Senate of Ceylon in 1947. He owned the Mahakande Estate in which he built a [[bungalow]] in 1939 which is now known as [[Gal Bangalawa]]. |
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Revision as of 05:55, 7 July 2013
Colonel Thomas Yates Wright (1869–1964) was a British planter, who was a cricketer and legislator in Ceylon. He was a tea planter in Ceylon and served in the Legislative Council and in the Senate of Ceylon.[1]
Born in Lancashire, Wright came to Ceylon in 1899 as a planter. He was an all-round sportsmen, playing cricket, Rugby football, hockey and polo. He represented Matale and Kandy Sports Club and for Up Country from 1893 to 1919 and played for the All Ceylon Cricket team.[2] He was the founding President of Ceylon Athletic Association[3]
From 1920 to 1925 he was a member of the Legislative Council and was appointed to the Senate of Ceylon in 1947. He owned the Mahakande Estate in which he built a bungalow in 1939 which is now known as Gal Bangalawa.