Patricia Hamilton Wright Gwyn (April 1, 1929 – October 16, 2018) was a Canadian-born American politician, educator, and librarian.

Prior to her time as a commissioner, she served as director of Rockingham County Public Libraries.

[3][2] Gwyn went on to earn a master's degree in library science from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

[1] Gwyn worked as a kindergarten teacher for seven years before becoming the director of the First Presbyterian Church Child Development Center in Reidsville, North Carolina.

[3] He was the son of Judge Allen Hatchett Gwyn, a former state senator and justice of the superior court.