Robert Samuel Wright

Sir Robert Samuel Wright (20 January 1839 – 13 August 1904) was a 19th-century Justice of the British High Court, Queen's Bench Division.

He became one the favourite pupils of the Master of the college, Benjamin Jowett, and was later a close and lifelong friend.

He was elected as a fellow of Oriel College, Oxford, and for the next few years divided his time between academic work and studying for the legal profession.

[3] As a young lawyer, Wright made a mark with well-received publications on legal topics including the laws of conspiracy, possession, local government and taxation.

[1] Wright wrote or co-wrote a number of books on legal matters and classic literature, which included:[4]