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J.J. Wright (1848-1922) Inventor and Electrical Innovator

Photos by Alan L Brown - Posted April, 2009

On the north side of Carleton Street just west of the former Maple Leaf Gardens, attached to the Toronto Hydro building behind this locked fence, is this 1991 Canadian Electrical Association plaque. Here's what it says:

Coordinates: 43.661685 -79.381070

John Joseph Wright introduced electric lighting to Toronto and pioneered the development and use of Canada's first electric street railways. Mr. Wright went on to a distinguished career as Vice President of the Toronto Electric Light Company and in 1891 was founding President of the Canadian Electrical Association.

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