Lewis Tatham Wright,[1] Baron Wright of Ashton under Lyne, CBE (born Stiles; 11 October 1903[2] – 16 September 1974), was an English politician whose career was strongly connected with the textile industry in Lancashire in North West England.
[3][7] He was an important trade union leader in the United Kingdom, who rose to fame in the mid 20th century as an influential figure in the British textile industry, representing first the Amalgamated Weavers Association, the Cotton Board and later the Textile Council.
[2] On 22 January 1968, he was created Baron Wright of Ashton under Lyne, of Ashton-under-Lyne in the County Palatine of Lancaster [9] and took his seat in the House of Lords on 7 February.
[8] Later in 1968, he became General Secretary and President of the Trades Union Congress, and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Technology from Loughborough University.
A blue plaque commemorating him was unveiled there by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council on 20 September 2005.