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Sir John Roper Wright 1st Baronet (12 March 1843 – 25 July 1926) was a British steel manufacturer.Wright was born in Croston near Chorley Lancashire. He became a pupil at the Soho Engineering Works in Preston and then worked for Sir William Siemens. He established his own company Wright Rutler & Co at Gowerton near Swansea and founded a number of steel works. His company was later absorbed by Baldwins Ltd of which he became a director.