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WROUGHTON, WILLIAM, son of Thomas Wroughton, Westminster, and Margaret --- (IGI); b. 30 May 1716; adm. (aged 9) Jun 1725; Min. Can. 1730; KS 1731; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1735, adm. pens. 6 Jun 1735, scholar 28 May 1736, matr. 1735; BA 1738/9; MA 1755 (incorp. Oxford 8 Jul 1756); ordained deacon 23 Dec 1739, priest 1 Jun 1740 (both Rochester); Rector of Halton, Bucks., from 1755; Rector of West Wycombe, Bucks., 9 Oct 1755-65; Rector of Welbourn, Lincs., from 1765; m. 7 Mar 1758 Dorothy, sister of Christopher Musgrave (qv); d. 18 Aug 1770.

WROTTESLEY, HENRY, son of Sir John Wrottesley, Bart. (qv); b. 25 Oct 1772; adm. 31 Jan 1782; KS (Capt. ) 1786; Capt. of the School 1790; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1791, matr. 22 Jun 1791, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1791 – void 25 Jun 1803; BA 1795; MA 1798; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 16 Nov 1793, called to bar 26 Nov 1798; member, Corporation of Cursitors Dec 1794 (still Law List 1822); Commissioner of Bankrupts 1799 (occurs in annual lists 1801 to death); Solicitor, Board of Control Feb 1806 – Aug 1811; MP Brackley from 28 Dec 1810; d. unm. 17 Feb 1825.

WROTTESLEY, EDWARD JOHN, only son of Cdr. Edward Wrottesley, Royal Navy, and Anne, dau. of Rev. Thomas Tringham; grandson of Sir John Wrottesley, Bart. (qv); b. 9 Nov 1814; adm. 26 May 1826 (Stikeman's); KS 1829; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1833, but went to University Coll. Oxford, matr. 23 May 1833; BA 1838; MA 1855; ordained deacon 1838, priest 1840 (both Chester); Curate, Newton Heath, Lancs., 1838-41; Perpetual Curate of Tettenhall, Staffs., 1841-62; Curate, Totteridge, Herts., 1862-3; Vicar of Brewood, Staffs., from 1863; Prebendary of Lichfield from 1895; m. 8 Apr 1847 Mariana Eugenia, dau. of John Jeffreys, Fynone, Swansea, Glamorgan; d. 19 Jan 1901.

WROTTESLEY, HON. EDWARD BENNET, sixth son of John Wrottesley, 1st Baron Wrottesley (qv); b. 26 Jul 1811; adm. 18 Jan 1822 (Best's); KS 1826; rowed v. Eton 27 Jul 1829; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1830, adm. pens. 2 Jul 1830, scholar 1831, matr. 1830; migr. to New Inn Hall, Oxford, matr. 7 Feb 1833; a wine merchant, firm Tanqueray & Co., Pall Mall, London; DL Staffordshire; JP Surrey 1863; m. 8 Jan 1846 Ellen Charlotte, dau. of George Rush, Elsenham Hall, Essex; d. 20 Jan 1892.

Wrigley, William Matthew, son of Rev. William Vickers Wrigley, Vicar of Hutton Buscel, Scarborough, Yorks, and Margaret, d. of George Henry Hunter of Dordrecht, South Africa; b. 3 July 1947; adm. Sept. 1960 (QS); left Mar. 1965; King’s Coll. Camb., matric. 1965 (open schol. ), BA 1968, MA; adm. solicitor Dec. 1972; partner Biddle & Co, London 1975-8, Dibb Lupton Alsop, Leeds, 1978-96, Wrigleys Solicitors LLP, Leeds 1996-; member, North Yorks CC 1985-9; m. 17 July 1971 Susan Jane, d. of Percival Thomas Pratt, co. dir.; d. 18 May 2017.

WRIGHT, SIR WILLIAM SHAW, brother of Alfred Wright (qv); b. 9 Mar 1843; adm. Jan 1854 (James'); QS 1857; rowed v. Eton 3 Aug 1860; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1861 (with Triplett), adm. pens. 25 May 1861; BA 1865; MA 1868; one of a committee of Cambridge undergraduates who in 1863 drew up the first code of rules for Association Football; a corn merchant at Hull, Yorks.; Chairman, Hull and Barnsley Railway Co.; Chairman, Humber Conservancy Board; knighted 29 Jul 1914; JP Yorkshire North Riding 1913; m. 12 Jun 1866 Anna, second dau. of Benjamin Vipan, Sutton, Cambs.; d. 10 Nov 1914.

WRIGHT, SAMPSON FIELDING CRESWICKE, only son of Sir Sampson Wright, Kt, Police Magistrate, Bow Street, London, and Sarah Simes (IGI); bapt. St. Martin’s in the Fields, London 28 Aug 1766 (IGI); adm. 19 Apr 1773; KS (Capt. ) 1780; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1784, adm. pens. 9 Jun 1784, scholar 8 Apr 1785; BA 1789; MA 1793; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 29 Jul 1783, called to bar 27 Jun 1789; d. 26 Apr 1804, aged 37.

WRIGHT, LAWRENCE, son of John Wright, Essex; b.; adm.; Min. Can. (aged 15) 1648; KS 1650; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1652, adm. pens. 2 Jul 1652; 5th in “ordo” 1655/6; BA 1655/6; MA 1659; MD 1666; Fellow, Trinity Coll. 1656 – c. 1667, Tutor 1660-4.

WRIGHT, HERBERT EDWARDS, only son of Robert Wright, Principal of Lancing GS, Sussex, and Anne, dau. of William Buck; b. 16 Aug 1848; adm. 28 Jul 1862 (James'); QS 1863; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1867 (with Triplett), adm. pens. 15 Aug 1867; BA 1871; MA 1891; adm. Inner Temple 30 Jan 1869; had a brewery at Maxton, near Dover, Kent, for some years; brewer-manager with Arnold Perrott & Co, Wickwar, Gloucs., and subsequently with Tennants Brewery, Glasgow; author, A Handbook for Young Brewers, 1877; m. 20 Feb 1873 Jessie Anne, eldest dau. of George Keningdale Cook, Hammersmith, Middlesex; d. 2 Feb 1907.

WRIGHT, HENRY, son of George Wright, Paddington, Middlesex; b.; adm.; KS 1685; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1687, matr. 15 Jul 1687, aged 20, Westminster Student 19 Dec 1687 – void 1713; BA 1691; MA 1694; Assistant Master, Oakham Sch. 1700-2, Head Master from 1702; ordained; Rector of Asfordby, Leics., from 29 Jun 1723; d. 1724.