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A 1997 Sunday Times article, citing the private diaries of an unnamed deceased member of an upper class
Scottish family, claimed that Wright was a persistent paedophile who was treated for venereal disease. However, Tam Dalyell, writing in the Independent, said "... there seemed to be little question
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Selby Wright was born in
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to give a series of broadcasts. His direct, conversational style won deep appreciation and he acquired the nickname "The Radio Padre". In 1942 he was appointed Senior
Chaplain to the 52nd (Lowland) Division of the British Army, serving in
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He never married but one source claimed he had a platonic relationship with a nurse who fell in love with him. He retired from
Canongate Kirk in 1977 and continued to live in Edinburgh, where he died in 1995 at the age of 87.
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and certainly no evidence.." that he was a paedophile.
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Chaplain, but in 1939 he was mobilised as a padre with
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318:Obituary: The Very Rev Ronald Selby Wright
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304:Glasgow Post Office Directory 1908
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104:New College
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836:Since 2000
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241:References
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