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background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Federated_Farmers" title="Federated Farmers">President of Federated Farmers</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1977–1981</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Kneebone" title="John Kneebone">John Kneebone</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rob_Storey" title="Rob Storey">Rob Storey</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; 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<a href="/wiki/Lincoln_University_(New_Zealand)" title="Lincoln University (New Zealand)">Chancellor of Lincoln University</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1990–1994</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malcolm_Cameron_(public_servant)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Malcolm Cameron (public servant) (page does not exist)">Malcolm Cameron</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Allan Frederick Wright</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1929-03-25</span>)</span>25 March 1929<br /><a href="/wiki/Darfield,_New_Zealand" title="Darfield, New Zealand">Darfield</a>, New Zealand</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">27 November 2022<span style="display:none">(2022-11-27)</span> (aged 93)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Dorothy June Netting</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1953)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">5</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Wright_(cricketer)" title="Geoff Wright (cricketer)">Geoff Wright</a> (brother)</li><li><a href="/wiki/John_Wright_(cricketer,_born_1954)" title="John Wright (cricketer, born 1954)">John Wright</a> (nephew)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Christ%27s_College,_Christchurch" title="Christ's College, Christchurch">Christ's College</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data">Farmer</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Sir Allan Frederick Wright</b> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Most_Excellent_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire">KBE</a></span></span> (25 March 1929 – 27 November 2022) was a New Zealand farming leader and businessman. He was president of <a href="/wiki/Federated_Farmers" title="Federated Farmers">Federated Farmers</a> between 1977 and 1981, and served as the first chancellor of <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_University_(New_Zealand)" title="Lincoln University (New Zealand)">Lincoln University</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_family">Early life and family</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Allan_Wright_(farmer)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and family"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Wright was born in <a href="/wiki/Darfield,_New_Zealand" title="Darfield, New Zealand">Darfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canterbury,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Canterbury, New Zealand">Canterbury</a>, on 25 March 1929, one of twin sons born to Quentin Alford Wright and Winifred Annie Wright (née Jarman).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was educated at <a href="/wiki/Christ%27s_College,_Christchurch" title="Christ's College, Christchurch">Christ's College, Christchurch</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NNZ_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NNZ-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 22 January 1953, he married Dorothy June Netting at <a href="/wiki/St_Paul%27s_Anglican_Church,_Papanui" title="St Paul's Anglican Church, Papanui">St Paul's Anglican Church, Papanui</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the couple went on to have five children.<sup id="cite_ref-NNZ_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NNZ-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Wright's twin brother, <a href="/wiki/Geoff_Wright_(cricketer)" title="Geoff Wright (cricketer)">Geoff</a>, played first-class cricket for <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_cricket_team" title="Canterbury cricket team">Canterbury</a>, and was the father of New Zealand Test cricket captain <a href="/wiki/John_Wright_(cricketer,_born_1954)" title="John Wright (cricketer, born 1954)">John Wright</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Allan_Wright_(farmer)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Wright started farming a mixed <a href="/wiki/Arable_land" title="Arable land">arable farm</a> near <a href="/wiki/Sheffield,_New_Zealand" title="Sheffield, New Zealand">Sheffield</a> in 1946.<sup id="cite_ref-Lincoln_profile_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lincoln_profile-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He joined the Sheffield Young Farmers' Club in 1949, and went on to serve as the national president of Young Farmers' Clubs in 1958.<sup id="cite_ref-NNZ_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NNZ-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lincoln_profile_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lincoln_profile-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1973, Wright won the A. C. Cameron Royal Agricultural Society gold medal for excellence in farming.<sup id="cite_ref-Lincoln_profile_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lincoln_profile-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Active in the North Canterbury branch of Federated Farmers, Wright served as chairman of the meat and wool section from 1967 to 1971, and president between 1971 and 1974.<sup id="cite_ref-NNZ_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NNZ-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At a national level, he was senior vice chairman of the meat and wool section of Federated Farmers from 1971 to 1972, junior vice president in 1973, senior vice president from 1974 to 1976, and president of Federated Farmers of New Zealand between 1977 and 1981.<sup id="cite_ref-NNZ_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NNZ-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/1982_New_Year_Honours_(New_Zealand)" title="1982 New Year Honours (New Zealand)">1982 New Year Honours</a>, Wright was appointed a <a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire">Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire</a>, in recognition of his service as president of Federated Farmers.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Wright was appointed a government representative on the <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_University_(New_Zealand)" title="Lincoln University (New Zealand)">Lincoln College</a> Council in 1973, and became chair of the council in 1986. When Lincoln gained full autonomy as a university at the beginning of 1990, Wright became the inaugural chancellor of the university, serving in that role until 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-Lincoln_profile_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lincoln_profile-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His term as chairman and chancellor was characterised by significant roll growth and an increasing diversity in courses offered at Lincoln, with a consensus leadership style.<sup id="cite_ref-Lincoln_profile_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lincoln_profile-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Wright held many governance roles in business. He was director of companies including <a href="/wiki/Christchurch#Electricity" title="Christchurch">Southpower</a>, Alliance Textiles, <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Rail_Limited" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand Rail Limited">New Zealand Rail</a>, the Rural Bank, the Trigon packaging group, and <a href="/wiki/FMG_Insurance" title="FMG Insurance">FMG Insurance</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NNZ_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NNZ-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lincoln_profile_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lincoln_profile-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cricket">Cricket</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Allan_Wright_(farmer)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Cricket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Wright played for the <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_Country_cricket_team" title="Canterbury Country cricket team">Canterbury Country cricket team</a> and was the first of their players to score 1,000 runs and take 100 wickets. He helped to establish the North Canterbury Cricket Association and led its representative team in its first <a href="/wiki/Hawke_Cup" title="Hawke Cup">Hawke Cup</a> campaign in 1967. He later served as selector, board member, chairman and president of Canterbury Country.<sup id="cite_ref-nzc_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nzc-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Wright served as a board member of the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Cricket_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand Cricket Council">New Zealand Cricket Council</a> from 1968 to 1990.<sup id="cite_ref-nzc_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nzc-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was elected president of New Zealand Cricket in 1993, and was honoured by being made a life member of the organisation at the end of his term in office.<sup id="cite_ref-nzc_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nzc-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He managed several New Zealand national teams at home and on tour, including the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_cricket_team_in_England_in_1983" title="New Zealand cricket team in England in 1983">1983 tour to England</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nzc_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nzc-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_life_and_death">Later life and death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Allan_Wright_(farmer)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Later life and death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the time of his death, on 27 November 2022 at the age of 93, Wright was patron of the Canterbury Country District Association.<sup id="cite_ref-nzc_11-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nzc-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His wife, June, Lady Wright, died on 30 August 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Allan_Wright_(farmer)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/196/196949/196949.html">"Allan Wright"</a>. <i>CricketArchive</i>. 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