(Feb. 1908-26 Dec. 1990), innkeeper. (W. H. Wright, William H. Wright) Born in Rothesay, N.B. Parents: Walter Wright and his wife Minnie French. A resident of Montreal for many years, Wright was manager of the Rialto Theatre there. From 1947 to 1975, he was the owner and operator of the Moose Head Inn at South Lancaster, GC. He was married to Beryl Mary Kaye (d. 1979). William H. Wright died in St. John, N.B. Anglican. Mason. The Moose Head Inn is one of GC’s historic buildings, sometimes said to date back to the late 18th century, and by other accounts dated to the 1820s. It has often been mentioned in press articles and other publications relating to the history of Glengarry. There is a tradition, which must be dismissed as false, that Ralph Connor (C.W. Gordon) stayed there while writing one of his Glengarry novels. There is also a tradition that Mae West was once a guest at the inn.
Glengarry News 9 Jan. 1991 * Mrs Clarence MacMillan, “A Visit to the Moose Head Inn, Lancaster,” GHS, Third Annual Volume (1963-1964) * Ralph Connor, Mae West claims, and traditional history generally of the Moose Head Inn: see articles Standard Freeholder 26 Sept. 1959 (illustr.) & 4 Aug. 1960 (plaque sought), GN 28 Feb. 1979 (illustr.) * Dumbrille, B, 6 (includes report re Ralph Connor) * South Lancaster Walking Tour (South Lancaster LACAC, n.d.) 13-14