Wright, William WRIGHT, WILLIAM. Adm. pens, (age 19) at Trinity, May 2, 1829. S. of William. B. at Windsor. School, Egham, Surrey. Matric. Michs. 1829; Scholar, 1832; B.A. {25th Wrangler) 1833; M.A. 1842; LL.D. 1850. AckQ. ad eundem, at Oxford, 1853. Ord. deacon (Worcester), 1833; priest, 1834. Principal of Huddersiield College, Yorks., 1837-44; Principal of Leamington College, Warws., 1844-51; Head Master of the Royal Grammar School and Chaplain of the Borough gaol, Colchester, 1851-70. C. of All Saints, Colchester, 1851-5. Died in 1870. Father of WilUam W. (1880). {Al. Oxon.; Boase, iii. 1521; Clergy List; Crockford.) WRIGHT, WILLIAM. Adm. pens, at Corpus Christi, Dec. 13, 1830. Of Leics. Matric. Easter, 1831. One of these names (not of Oxford) was ord. priest (Durham) June 27, 1846; C. of St John's, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1846; another was C. of St James's, Taunton, 1845-8, and C. of Greenstead, Essex, 1847-9 ; disappears from Clergy List, 1852. (Durham Ord. Bk.) WRIGHT, WILLIAM. Adm. pens, at Peterhouse, June 23, 1838. Of London. [3rd s. of George, Esq., deceased, of 23, Hamilton Terrace, St John's Wood.] Matric. Michs. 1838 ; B.A. 1842; M.A. 1845. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Nov. i, 1843, 'aged 28.' [T. A. Walker, 462; Inns of Court.) WRIGHT, WILLIAM. Hon. LL.D. 1868; M.A. 1872. [S. of Capt. Alexander, of the Hon. East India Company's service (and Johanna Leonora Christina, 2nd dau. of Daniel Anthony Overbeek, the last Dutch Governor of Chinsura, and widow of Capt. John Gordon, 20th Bengal N.I.). B. Jan. 17, 1830, in Nepal. Educated at St Andrew's Univ. and at Halle and Leyden.] Fellow of Queens', 1870-89. Sir Thomas Adams's Professor of Arabic, 1870-89. Hon. D.C.L., Oxford, 1887. Professor of Arabic at University College, London, 1855-6; at Trinity College, Dublin, 1856-61. Assistant in the Department of MSS. at the British Museum, 1861-9; Assistant Keeper, 1869-70. Member of the Old Testament Revision Committee. He was most influential both as a student and as a teacher, and to his active mediation the University Library owes the possession of the finest European collection of Early Indian manuscripts. Author, Travels of Jbn Jubair; Opuscula Arabica; the Syriac Book of Kalilah and Dimnah, etc. Married Emily iLittledale, of Dublin. Died, s.p., May 22, 1889, at his house in Station Road, Cambridge. Memorial window in Queens' Chapel. [Boase; Historical Reg., 82; D.N.B.; Al. Oxon.; V. Hodson.) WRIGHT, WILLIAM ALOIS. Adm. sizar (age 19) at Trinity, Mar. 30, 1849; re-adm. June 6, 1850. S. of George [Baptist minister] of Beccles, Suffolk. B. there Aug. i, 1831. School, Beccles Grammar. Matric. Michs. 1850; Scholar, 1853; {lUh Wrangler, 1854); B.A. 1858; M.A. 1861. FeUow, 1878; Librarian, 1863-70; Senior Bursar, 1870^95; Vice-Master, 1888-1912. As a nonconformist, was ineligible for election to a FeUowship before 1878. Hon. LL.D., Edinburgh, 1879; Hon. D.C.L., Oxford, 1886; Hon. Litt.D., DubUn, 1895. The Shakespearian and Bibhcal scholar. Contributed to Smith's Dictionary of the Bible, 1860-3. Joint editor of The Cambridge Shakespeare, 1863-6; sole editor of the 2nd edition, 1891-3; Joint editor of the Ghbe Shakespeare, 1864. Also edited the separate plays in the Clarendon series. Secretary to the Old Testament Revision Society, 1870. Pubhshed his friend Fitzgerald's Letters and Literary Remains, 1899. Died, unmarried, May 19, 1914, in College. M.I. in Great St Mary's, Cambridge. Left £5000 to the University library and to Trinity hbrary. (Who was Who; D.N.B.) WRIGHT, WILLIAM BENSON. Adm. pens, at Queens', Oct. 1874. [4th s. of the Rev. Benjamin, V. of St Matthew's, Wolverhampton. B. Sept. 19, 1854. Schools, Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury.] Matric. Michs. 1874; Scholar; B.A. 1878; M.A. 1881. Ord, deacon (Lichfield), 1877; priest, 1878; C. of Hanley, Stafis., 1877-82. C. of Compton, 1882-9. V. of All Saints, Leek, 1889-1921. Died, unmarried, Feb. 15, 1921. Brother of Arthur (1863), Benjamin (1863) and Josiah (1868). (Wolverhampton Gr. Sch. Reg., which erroneously gives 1924 for year of death; Shrewsbury Sch. Reg.; Crockford; The Times, Feb. 19, 1921; Canon W. W. Partridge.) WRIGHT, WILLIAM CHARLES. Adm. at Caius, Oct. i, 1886. B. [May 16], 1867, at Hatfield, Herts. Schools, Bedford County and Wantage Grammar. Matric. Michs. 1886; B.A. 1889; M.A. 1896. Ord. deacon (Rochester), 1891 ; priest, 1892; C. of St Mary-the-Less, Lambeth, 1891-7. V. of Rocester, Stafis., 1897-1926. Died 'about 1926.' (Venn, 11. 487; Crockford.) WRIGHT, WILLIAM FREDERICK. Adm. pens, at St John's, Oct. 14, 1890. S. of Leonard, merchant and shipowner [died Sept. 7, 1880] (and Agnes Elliott). B. July i, 1870, at South Shields. Schools, Woodstock Grammar (Rev. J. Bell) and King's College, London (Rev. C. W. Bourne). Matnc. Michs. Wrighton, Daniel 1890; B.A. 1893; Jeremie Septuagint prize, 1895; M.A. 1897. Ord. deacon (Ripon), 1896; priest, 1898; C. of Holy Trinity, Ripon, 1896-8. Tutor of Bishop's Hostel, Itipon and dio. C. of Ripon, 1898-1900; Tutor at Bishop's College, Ripon, 1900- 3; Vice-Principal, 1903-4. Died Aug. 30, 1904, in an Alpine accident on the Grand Paradis. (Eagle, xxvi. 70; Crockford.) WRIGHT, WILLIAM HENRY (1771). see WRIGHT, WILLIAM. WRIGHT, WILLIAM HENRY. Adm. pens, (age 18) at Jesus, June 12, 1839. S. of the Rev. John (1802), deceased. Of Nottingham. B. [1820J, at Nassau, West Indies. Schools [Clergy Orphan and] King's College, London. Matric. Michs. 1839; B.A. 1845. Ord. deacon, 1845; priest, 1846; C. of St Paul's, Bury, Lanes., 1845-6. P-C of St James's Chapel, Jersey, Channel Isles, 1847-9. P.C. of Everton, Lanes., 1850-5. P.C. of Godolphin, ComwaU, 1855-65. V. of Henung- brough, Yorks., 1865-80. Author, The Object of Life. Disappears from Crockford, 1881. Father of Henry C. (1875), John W. T. (1877) and Herbert L. (1878). (Clergy Orphan Sch. Reg.; Boase, Biblio. Cornub.; Clergy List-^ Crockford.) WRIGHT, WILLIAM HENRY. Adm. pens, at Corpus Christi, June I, i860. Of Stafis. [S. of the Rev. Henry (1835), R. of Thuxton, Norfolk.] Matric. Michs. i860; Scholar; B.A. 1864. Assistant Master at Dr Behr's School at EweU, Surrey, 1864-6; at Cheltenham College, 1866-7. Professor of Enghsh Literature and Mathematics at Benares College, India, 1867- 71; at Muir CoUege, Allahabad, 1872; Principal of BareiUy CoUege, 1873-6; Professor of History and Philosophy, 1877 and of EngUsh Literature at Muir College, 1879; Prmcipal of Benares CoUege, 1888-97. Died Sept. 2, 1926, at Southsea, aged 86. Brother of Roger J. (1868). (CheUenham Coll. Reg.; India Office List; The Times, Sept. 4, 1926.) WRIGHT, WILLIAM HURST. Adm. pens, at Trinity, Feb. 19, 1872. S. of WiUiam, of the Oaklands, Preston Brooks, Cheshire. B. Apr. 7, 1853, at Widnes, Lanes. School, Stretton, Cheshire (private"). Matric. Michs. 1872. WRIGHT, WILLIAM KIRKWOOD. Adm. pens, at Downing, Oct. 7, 1873. Of 4, Newington Terrace, Kennington Park, Surrey. Matric. Michs. 1873. WRIGHT, WILLIAM SHAW. .A.dm. pens, at Trinity, May 25. 1861. [2ndJ s. of [Sir] WiUiam [of Sigglesthome HaU, Yorks.] (and Jane, dau. of WiUiam Shaw, of Woodfield House, Huddersfield). B. Mar. 9, 1843, at HuU. School, Westminster. Matric. Michs. 1861; B.A. 1865 M.A. 1868. .\ Corn-merchant in HuU. J. P. for the North Riding. Chairman of the HuU and Bamsley Railway Co., and of the Humber Conservancy Board. Knighted, 1914. Married, June 12, 1866, Anna, dau. of Benjamin Vipan, of Sutton, Cambs. and had issue, Died Nov. 10, 1914. Brother of George H. C. (1879)- (Record of Old Westminsters; Who was Who.) WRIGHT, WILLIAM WILSON. .\dm. pens, (age 19) at Jesus, Oct. I, 1880. S. of the Rev. WUUam (1829), deceased. B. at Colchester. School, private. Matric. Michs. i88o. WRIGHT-INGLE, GEORGE (1878), see INGLE. WRIGHTE, GEORGE. .\dm. FeU.-Com. (age 19) at Emmanuel, Nov. 5, 1761. S. of George (?i737-8). B. in London. School, Paddington (Mr LaUy). .Matric. Michs. 1761. WRIGHTE, HENRY, ^dm. pens, (age 19) at Magdalene, May 13, 181 1. S. of the Rev. Thomas Henry (sic) [Thomas William (1778)], of Boughton-under-Blean, Kent. School, Rochester. Matric. Michs. 181 1. WRIGHTE, POWLETT. Adm. FeU.-Com. at Queens', Nov. 26 1757 Of Middlesex. [Onlv s. of Powlett (and Mary, dau. of Francis Tyssen, of Balmes House, Hackney.] Matric. Michs. 1757. Died, s.p., 1779- (V. Hodson.) WRIGHTE, THOMAS WILLIAM. Adm. pens, at Queens' lulv I 1778- from Wadliam College. Oxford, whence he had matric. June 3, i777. age 17. Of Salop. 'S. of the Rev WiUiam, of Bridgnorth. B. i759- Schools, Charterhouse and Winchester; removed from Winchester m 1778, for notmg m the streets and for assault.] Matric. Lent, 1779; B.A. (14/A Wrangler) 1782; M.A. 1785. F«"°*' ,'783-f- F-i'-A., 1789; Secretary to the Society, 1790-1813- V. of St Nicholas, Rochester, 1 795-1803. K. of WychUng, Kent 1795-1854- and V. of Boughton-under-Blean, 1803-54. Chaplain to Bishop Horsley. Author, A Short Account of the Mosaic History of the Creation. Married in 1787. Died Sept. 5, 1854. at Beaisted, Kent. Father of Henry (1811). (.4/. Oxon; Boase, iii. 1523; R. L. Arrowsmith; Kirby, Winchester Scholars, 269; Clergy List.) WRIGHTON, DANIEL. Adm. sizar at Christ's, June 21, 1754- B lulv 2 1736, at Northampton. School, Daventry. Matric.Lent, 1755; Scholar; B.A. 1758. (PeUe. ii. 259-) 599