Phillip Arundell Wright, CMG (20 July 1889 – 30 August 1970), Australian pastoralist and philanthropist, was the second Chancellor of the University of New England from 1960 until 1970.
[1] His father died in 1890, and Phillip was raised by his mother, who carried on the running of the Wongwibinda station east of Armidale after her husband's death and subsequently purchased Wallamumbi,[1] properties that formed the basis of the Wright family's holdings for one hundred years.
Upon the retirement of Sir Earle Page as the chancellor of the university in 1960, Wright was named as his successor.
[3] Phillip Wright died in 1970 on his principal property of Wallamumbi, near Armidale.
A great philanthropist to the university, Wright donated property, resources, prizes and a mace over the years of his association with the institution.