Henry Wright (civil servant)
Henry Wright was the 11th Accountant General and Controller of Revenue of Ceylon.
He was born in London, the son of Henry Wright and his wife Elizabeth Dumaresq.
He was appointed Accountant General and Controller of Revenue of Ceylon on 1 February 1841, succeeding Henry Augustus Marshall, and held the office until 28 May 1847, when he was succeeded by Charles J. MacCarthy.
He died in 1879. He had married Camilla, and had 2 sons and 3 daughters. His elder son, William Dumaresq Wright, became Treasurer of Ceylon in 1882.
