| WRIGHT (Soundex
W623)
— See also
ARKWRIGHT,
BOATWRIGHT,
BOTWRIGHT,
CARTWRIGHT,
CORTWRIGHT,
COURTWRIGHT,
DRUMWRIGHT,
HANDWRIGHT,
HOVEY-WRIGHT,
PARSONS-WRIGHT,
REAT,
REATH,
RHETT,
RIETH,
RIGHT,
RIOTTE,
RITT,
SEAWRIGHT,
WAINWRIGHT,
WANEWRIGHT,
WHEELWRIGHT,
WIGHT,
WRAIGHT,
WREATH,
WRIGHTON,
WRIGHTSMAN,
WRIGHTSON.
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Wright, Uriel —
of Marion, Cole
County, Mo.
Whig. Delegate to Whig National Convention from Missouri, 1839; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 28th District,
1845-46.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Mrs. V. H. —
of San Angelo, Tom Green
County, Tex.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Texas, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Wright, Verna —
of Heidelberg, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Carnegie, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1948,
1956,
1960.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Victor O. —
of Illinois.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Virginia K. —
of Roanoke,
Va.
Democrat. Postmaster at Roanoke,
Va., 1940-55 (acting, 1940-41).
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, W. A., Sr. —
of Cloquet, Carlton
County, Minn.
Postmaster at Cloquet,
Minn., 1891.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, W. A. —
of San Angelo, Tom Green
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, W. B. —
of Bartlett, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Postmaster at Bartlett,
Tenn., 1887.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, W. C. —
of Emery, Hanson
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 12th District, 1889-90.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, W. Clyde —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for mayor
of Oneonta, N.Y., 1955.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, W. H. —
Democrat. Delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from
Arkansas, 1896.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, W. H. —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Socialist. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1936, 1938.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, W. Howard —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1924,
1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate).
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, W. J. —
of Virginia
Beach, Va.
Mayor
of Virginia Beach, Va., 1910-13.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, W. R. —
of Gillette, Campbell
County, Wyo.
Mayor
of Gillette, Wyo., 1928-30.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, W. S. —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1876,
1880.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, W. S. M. —
of Sonoma
County, Calif.
Member of California
state assembly 19th District, 1873-75.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, W. T. —
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 15th District, 1892.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, W. T. —
of Globe, Gila
County, Ariz.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arizona, 1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, W. W. —
of Toulon, Stark
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1884.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, W. W. —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Walter C., Jr. —
of Cape
May County, N.J.
Independent candidate for New
Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1963.
Still living as of 1963.
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Wright, Walter E. —
of Amston, Hebron, Tolland
County, Conn.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hebron, 1939-40.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Walter H. (born
c.1866) —
of Centerbrook, Essex, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Clinton, Middlesex
County, Conn., about 1866.
Republican. Manufacturer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Essex, 1905-06; member of Connecticut
state senate 34th District, 1911-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Walter J. —
of Pennsylvania.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1924; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; candidate for superior
court judge in Pennsylvania, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Walter M. —
of Orange, Franklin
County, Mass.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1896.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Walter S. —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Socialist. Candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 9th District,
1934.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Warren —
of Sangamon
County, Ill.
Republican. Illinois
state treasurer, 1941-43, 1955-57; defeated in primary, 1938;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1942.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Warren E. —
of Illinois.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1934.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Warren E. —
of Park Ridge, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Wayne H. —
of East Aurora, Erie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Postmaster at East
Aurora, N.Y., 1937-47.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Wendall C. III —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
American candidate for Kentucky
state house of representatives 33rd District, 1975.
Still living as of 1975.
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Will See J.
Will Wright |
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Wright, Willard —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Democrat. Mayor
of Atlantic City, N.J., 1876-77, 1879, 1881, 1892-93; postmaster
at Atlantic
City, N.J., 1886-90.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Willard J. —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Washington, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Willene —
of Oklahoma.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Wright, William
(1794-1866) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Clarksville, Rockland
County, N.Y., November
13, 1794.
Democrat. Mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1841-43; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1843-47; president,
Morris and Essex Railroad,
1843-66; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1847; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1853-59, 1863-66; died in office 1866;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1860.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., November
1, 1866 (age 71 years, 353
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Wright, William —
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1856.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, William —
of Essex
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1881.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, William —
of Lochmoor (now Grosse Pointe Woods), Wayne
County, Mich.
Candidate for village
president of Lochmoor, Michigan, 1937.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, William, Jr. —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Democrat. Candidate for New
Jersey state senate 22nd District, 1973.
Still living as of 1973.
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Wright, William A. (d.
1929) —
of Georgia.
Georgia
state comptroller general, 1879-1929; died in office 1929.
Died September
13, 1929.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, William A. —
of Fair Haven East (now part of New Haven), New Haven
County, Conn.
Warden
(borough president) of Fair Haven East, Connecticut, 1888.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, William A. —
of Tappahannock, Essex
County, Va.
Democrat. Member of Virginia
state senate 33rd District, 1932-35; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1952.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, William B. (d.
1868) —
of Monticello, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Sullivan County, 1847; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1847; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1861-68; died in office 1868; chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1868; died in office 1868.
Died January
12, 1868.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, William B. —
of Effingham, Effingham
County, Ill.
Circuit judge in Illinois 4th Circuit, 1919-25.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, William B. —
of Elko, Elko
County, Nev.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada,
1944.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, William Bacon
(1830-1895) —
of Texas.
Born in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., July 4,
1830.
Representative
from Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; major in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1875.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., August
10, 1895 (age 65 years, 37
days).
Interment at Dignowitty
Cemetery, San Antonio, Tex.
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Wright, William C. —
of Tarrytown, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Postmaster at Tarrytown,
N.Y., 1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, William Carter
(1866-1933) —
also known as William C. Wright —
of Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga.
Born in Carroll
County, Ga., January
6, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1918-33.
Died in 1933
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga.
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Wright, William D. —
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1897-1905.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, William F. —
Secretary and confidential clerk for U.S. Sen. Matthew
Quay; U.S. Consul General in Munich, 1904-06.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, William G. —
of Pennsylvania.
Single Tax candidate for Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, William H. —
of New Utrecht (now part of Brooklyn), Kings
County, N.Y.
Postmaster at New
Utrecht, N.Y., 1881.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, William H. (b.
1902) —
of Scottsbluff, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Scottsbluff, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb., November
27, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; Nebraska
state attorney general, 1935-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred A. Wright and Elizabeth (Royer) Wright; married, October
15, 1930, to Myldred Handy. |
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Wright, William J. —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Democrat. Postmaster at Seattle,
Wash., 1853-54.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, William K. —
of Renovo, Clinton
County, Pa.
Democrat. Postmaster at Renovo,
Pa., 1894-98.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, William M. —
of Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1876.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, William O. —
of Cabell
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1869.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, William P. —
U.S. Consul in Johannesburg, as of 1940-43.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, William T. —
of Maryland.
Born in Maryland.
U.S. Consul in Santos, as of 1883-84.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, William T. —
of Rensselaer, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Republican. Mayor
of Rensselaer, N.Y., 1936-39.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, William T. —
of Yeadon, Delaware
County, Pa.
Republican. Burgess
of Yeadon, Pennsylvania, 1937.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, William W. —
of Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1860.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, William W. —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Democrat. Mayor
of Jackson, Mich., 1934-35; candidate for Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1934.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Willie T. —
of Virginia.
Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Wright, Willis L. —
of Montana.
Communist. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1930.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Worthington —
of Otsego
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County 3rd District, 1851.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Wyllis —
of Hartland, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartland, 1824-25, 1832-33,
1837.
Burial location unknown.
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