Bryce McMurdo Wright

Bryce McMurdo Wright
Born	1850
Died	1895
Residence	54 Guildford Street, Russell Square, WC
Occupation	mineralogist
Society Membership membership Ordinary fellow left 1888.06 last listed elected_AI 1880.01.27

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House Notes

proposed 1880.01.13

Notes From Elsewhere

Bryce McMurdo WRIGHT 1850 - 1895
18 Jan 1850 Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Gender Male _ Died 15 May 1895 St Pancras, London [2, 3]

Both Bryce McMurdo Wright, Jr, and his father were mineralogists and experts in precious stones. The father, Bryce McMurdo Wright, Sr (1814-1875) was born in Dumfries and died in London.
Bryce McMurdo Wright worked as a dealer in geological and mineralogical specimens. In a letter on 12 July 1883 Wright wrote to Whistler requesting a copy of a private circular about Charles Augustus 'Owl' Howell. It is not known why he knew Howell. At this time Bryce McMurdo Wright was living at 204 Regent Street, London.
Cooper, Michael P., Bryce McMurdo Wright, father and son, 50 years of mineral dealing, 1845-1895, 1999.