William Henry Wright

[1] He used the proceeds from his gold finds to launch a national newspaper in Canada, The Globe and Mail.This in addition to his later discovery of free gold along the Main Break quartz vein in 1911, though "he knew nothing of mining or geology.Wright had sold the claims that became Sylvanite to Harry Oakes in exchange for Lakeshore property, shares in the mine and a vice-presidency.In 1936, Wright was approached by George McCullagh with the idea of acquiring two Toronto newspapers, The Globe and The Mail and Empire, and merging them.Until it moved to its current location in the early 1970s, The Globe and Mail was published in the art deco William H. Wright Building at 140 King St. W. in Toronto's financial district, since demolished.In his later years, Wright lived in Barrie, Ontario, performed community work and raised horses.McCullagh, who had purchased the horse from Wright as a yearling, said, "It's a great day for me, but I am only the stuffed shirt who bought him for $500.
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