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Sir Rowland Sydney Wright CBE (4 October 1915 – 14 June 1991) was a British industrialist who served as Chancellor of the Queen's University, Belfast between 1984–91.

He was born in Northampton. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1970 New Year Honours. He was knighted in the 1976 Birthday Honours for his service to export as Chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries.

He died in Lewes, East Sussex, aged 75.

References

1. 1939 England and Wales Register
2. "New Chancellor - QUB". Daro.qub.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
3. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
4. "No. 44999". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1969. p. 9.
5. "No. 46919". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1976. p. 8016.
6. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
7. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995

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