Career
He was one of thirteen children of William Wright, bookmaker of Tyldesley, near Manchester. At the age of nine he began work as a "piecer" in a local cotton mill. The only education he received was by attending night schools.
At the age of fifteen he became a spinner, and rose to become manager of the mill in 1830.
In 1841 he became manager of Ormerod and Hardcastles Mill, Bolton. Wright became involved in Liberal politics, and was chairman of Tyldesley Local Board and president of the local Mechanics" Institute.
In the 1885 general election Caleb Wright was invited to stand as the candidate for the newly created Leigh division by the Liberal party. He was re-elected at the next two general elections, before retiring from parliament in 1895.
Politically Wright was an advanced radical, and supported both Home Rule for Ireland and women"s suffrage.
Caleb Wright died at his home, Lower Oak, in Shakerley, Tyldesley in 1898 aged 87. He was a Unitarian and is buried at Chowbent Chapel.