Sir Edmund Wright

Edmund Wright was a member of the Worshipful Company of Grocers and Lord Mayor of London.

He was born in Nantwich in 1573 but was later sent to London for apprenticeships. He developed into a wealthy merchant of the Worshipful Company of Grocers. In 1629 he was elected an alderman of the City of London for Cordwainer ward. In 1629 and 1630, he was Sheriff of London. In the same year he first served as Sheriff he purchased the grounds of Swakeleys House from John Bingley and had it rebuilt it with bricks. In 1640 he became Lord Mayor of London.