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William Wright
British businessman and politician (1927-2022)
Also known as William Thompson Wright · Sir William Thompson Wright · Sir William Wright
- Born
- September 18, 1927
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Sources- 1.Stated in The Daily Telegraph“Sir William Wright, the man who built the ‘Boris bus’ – obituary”telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/07/31/sir-william-wright-man-who-built-boris-bus-obituary/
- , September 1927
- September 18, 1927
- Died
- July 24, 2022
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Sources- 1.“‘Ballymena has lost a giant’: Tributes paid as Wrightbus founder Sir William Wright dies aged 94”belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/ballymena-has-lost-a-giant-tributes-paid-as-wrightbus-founder-sir-william-wright-dies-aged-94-41863395.html
- 2.Stated in The Daily Telegraph“Sir William Wright, the man who built the ‘Boris bus’ – obituary”telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/07/31/sir-william-wright-man-who-built-boris-bus-obituary/
- July 24, 2022
- Birthplace
- Ballymena
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Sources- 1.Stated in The Daily Telegraph“Sir William Wright, the man who built the ‘Boris bus’ – obituary”telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/07/31/sir-william-wright-man-who-built-boris-bus-obituary/
- Ballymena
- Citizenship
- Occupation
- politician
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Sources- 1.Stated in Northern Ireland Social and Political Archiveark.ac.uk/elections/lgballymena.htmRetrieved 2015-12-22
- , businessperson
- politician
- Languages spoken, written or signed
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22 statements · 41% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Sex or gender
- male
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Sources- 1.Stated in The Daily Telegraph“Sir William Wright, the man who built the ‘Boris bus’ – obituary”telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/07/31/sir-william-wright-man-who-built-boris-bus-obituary/
- male
- Member of political party
- Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party(1975–1981)
- Ulster Unionist Party(since 1981)
- Awards
- Knight Bachelor(2018)
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Sources- 1.Stated in The Daily Telegraph“Sir William Wright, the man who built the ‘Boris bus’ – obituary”telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/07/31/sir-william-wright-man-who-built-boris-bus-obituary/
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire(2011)
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Sources- 1.Stated in The Daily Telegraph“Sir William Wright, the man who built the ‘Boris bus’ – obituary”telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/07/31/sir-william-wright-man-who-built-boris-bus-obituary/
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire(2001)
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Sources- 1.Stated in The Daily Telegraph“Sir William Wright, the man who built the ‘Boris bus’ – obituary”telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/07/31/sir-william-wright-man-who-built-boris-bus-obituary/
- Knight Bachelor(2018)
- Candidacy in election
- Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention electoral district: North Antrim · member of political party: Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party · votes received: 7,096.04
- 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election electoral district: North Antrim · member of political party: Independent Unionist · votes received: 4,002.35
- Name in native language
- William Wright
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