Career
As rowing competitor and coach Wright had more than a 130 titles to his cr in numerous rowing classes, including taking the United States. National Fours and Pairs titles in 1895. He competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and 1908 Summer Olympics. Finally, at the 1912 Summer Olympics he was a coach of the Canadian eights crew.
He claimed amateur titles in both wrestling and boxing and set throw records in shot put and hammer throw.
He also served as coach-captain of the Toronto Argonauts rugby-football team, an adjunct of the rowing club, in the 1890s. He was elected to Toronto City Council in 1928, and served three terms before being defeated in the 1931 election.