George Newenham Wright
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George Newenham Wright, was an Irish writer and Anglican clergyman. He was born in Dublin; his father, John Thomas was a doctor. He graduated B.A. from Trinity College
in 1814 and M.A. in 1817. He married Charlotte Mulock in 1819.
He held several curacies in Ireland before moving to St Mary Woolnoth
, London.
By 1851, he was a teacher of classics, resident in Windsor with his wife. In 1861 he noted having a number of pupils boarding with him at Frome. By 1863 he was master of Tewkesbury grammar school.
He died on 24 March 1877 at Pierrepont Street, Bath.
From the 1820s to the 1840s Wright published some minor topographical works and schoolbooks on subjects ranging from the Greek language to biography and philosophy. There were several on Ireland, two of which have illustrations by
George Petrie.
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
in 1814 and M.A. in 1817. He married Charlotte Mulock in 1819.
He held several curacies in Ireland before moving to St Mary Woolnoth
St Mary Woolnoth
St. Mary Woolnoth is an Anglican church in the City of London, designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, located on the corner of Lombard Street and King William Street near the Bank of England.- Early history :...
, London.
By 1851, he was a teacher of classics, resident in Windsor with his wife. In 1861 he noted having a number of pupils boarding with him at Frome. By 1863 he was master of Tewkesbury grammar school.
He died on 24 March 1877 at Pierrepont Street, Bath.
From the 1820s to the 1840s Wright published some minor topographical works and schoolbooks on subjects ranging from the Greek language to biography and philosophy. There were several on Ireland, two of which have illustrations by
George Petrie.
Works
- A Historical Guide to the City of Dublin (1825)
- The Rhine, Italy, and Greece
- A Guide to the Lakes of Killarney (1822)
- Scenes in North Wales ISBN 9780217545129
- A Guide To The County Of Wicklow (1827)
- Ireland Illustrated (1831)
- China (Allom, Thomas, Illustrator) Fisher, Son & Co., London (1843)