[1] The son of Charles Wright and Lucy Stewart, he purchased the former residence of John Egan in 1909, living there until his death with his wife, Esther J. Lusk, and their daughter Annie and two sons R. Howard and Charles J.
He established two companies, a dairy and a large greenhouse flower business, which were both very successful.
[1] The greenhouses which covered four acres, were heated with coal which was transported to the site by a private railway line.
[2] Wright also raised Holstein cattle and owned two flower shops in Ottawa.
[1] His former estate was purchased by the Congregation du St-Redempteur, who built a large stone seminary on the site.