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James Wright (1819–1887) was a New Zealand potter. He was born in Fenton, Staffordshire, England in 1819.

Biography

In the 1850s, Wright developed the first commercial-scale crockery kiln in New Zealand, alongside Daniel Pollen at the brickworks at Rosebank on the shores of the Whau River in Auckland.

References

1. Reynolds, David Reynolds and Sherry. "James Wright". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
2. Diamond, John T. (1992). "The Brick and Pottery Industry in the Western Districts". In Northcote-Bade, James (ed.). West Auckland Remembers, Volume 2. West Auckland Historical Society. p. 45. ISBN 0-473-01587-0.

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