| 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, Katherine —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Wright, Katherine D. —
of Auburn, Lee
County, Ala.
Democrat. Postmaster at Auburn,
Ala., 1943-61 (acting, 1943-44).
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Kearns —
of Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Mrs. Keith —
of Monte Vista, Rio Grande
County, Colo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1964.
Female.
Still living as of 1964.
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Wright, Keith L. T. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 70th District, 1993-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 2005; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Wright, Ken —
of Florida.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida.
Still living as of 1992.
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Kent See J.
Kent Wright |
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Wright, Kevin —
of Michigan.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Wright, Lacy, Jr. (b.
1946) —
of Bradshaw, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in McDowell
County, W.Va., August
18, 1946.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1975-80, 1997-; member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1981-84.
Methodist.
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 1997.
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Relatives: Son
of Lacy Wright and Lou E. (Mullens) Wright. |
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Wright, Lance —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 6th District, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Wright, Larry —
Democrat. Candidate for Texas
state house of representatives 10th District, 1992.
Still living as of 1992.
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Wright, Larry —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Nebraska.
Still living as of 2020.
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Wright, Leander —
of Amityville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Postmaster at Amityville,
N.Y., 1897.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Leroy A. —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Member of California
state senate, 1907-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Leslie A. —
of Columbus, Columbia
County, Wis.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1908
(alternate), 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Leslie S., Jr. —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Wright, Lester J. —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1944.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Lewis C. —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1931-33.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Lillian —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1957; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Female.
Still living as of 1964.
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Wright, Liza Freeman —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arkansas, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Wright, Lloyd V. —
Member of Nebraska
state board of education 4th District; elected 1966.
Still living as of 1966.
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Wright, Louisiana —
of Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Wright, Lovinna —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arizona, 1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
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Wright, Loyal S. —
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1906.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Loyd E. —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1944
(alternate), 1956,
1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Luke Edward
(1846-1922) —
also known as Luke E. Wright —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., August
29, 1846.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Tennessee
state attorney general, 1870-78; Governor-General
of the Philippine Islands, 1904-05; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1906-07; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1908-09.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., November
17, 1922 (age 76 years, 80
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tenn.
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Wright, Luther (b. 1799) —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Nelson, Cheshire
County, N.H., September
13, 1799.
Merchant;
miller;
banker;
village
president of Oswego, New York, 1839, 1841; treasurer of several
railroad
companies; president of the Oswego Gas
Light company.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1828 to
Lucinda Smith; married 1840 to Miss
L. Bailey. |
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Wright, Luther L. (b.
1856) —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Canton, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., January
18, 1856.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state board of education, 1901-06; appointed 1901; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1907-13.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1911 |
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Wright, M. A. —
of Glasgow, Valley
County, Mont.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, M. Burr —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1908.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, M. J. —
of California.
California
surveyor general, 1899.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Mahlon M. —
of Morrisville, Bucks
County, Pa.
Democrat. Postmaster at Morrisville,
Pa., 1853-61.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Mamon —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1988;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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Wright, Marcia —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Connecticut.
Female.
Still living as of 2016.
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Wright, Margaret —
of Secaucus, Hudson
County, N.J.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1940.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Margaret
(c.1923-1996) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born about 1923.
Shipyard worker during World War II; People's candidate for President
of the United States, 1976.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Died May 11,
1996 (age about 73
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Margery —
of Garden City, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Hempstead, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1928,
1932.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Marion See F.
Marion Wright |
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Wright, Marion S. —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
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Wright, Marshall S. —
of Rocky Hill, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Rocky Hill, 1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Edna See Martha
Wright Griffiths |
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Wright, Martin J. —
of Vallejo, Solano
County, Calif.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly 17th District, 1871-73; postmaster at Vallejo,
Calif., 1873-82; member of California
state senate, 1885-86.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Martin M. —
of Easton, Talbot
County, Md.
Republican. Postmaster at Easton,
Md., 1922-30.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Marvin M. (b.
1901) —
of Salisbury, Chariton
County, Mo.
Born in Salisbury, Chariton
County, Mo., December
2, 1901.
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Chariton County, 1941-46; chair of
Chariton County Democratic Party, 1963-67.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Mary Lou —
of Madisonville, Hopkins
County, Ky.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1960.
Female.
Still living as of 1960.
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Wright, Matthew —
of Benton, Bossier
Parish, La.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Wright, Maurice Lauchlin
(1845-1911) —
also known as Maurice L. Wright —
of Mexico, Oswego
County, N.Y.; Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Scriba town, Oswego
County, N.Y., November
27, 1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 5th District, 1892-1905.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Clifton Springs, Ontario
County, N.Y., October
14, 1911 (age 65 years, 321
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Scriba town, Oswego County, N.Y.
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Wright, Merton F. —
of North Branford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from North Branford; elected 1934.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Milo (b. 1857) —
of Starksboro, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Starksboro, Addison
County, Vt., December
12, 1857.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Starksboro, 1910.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Minnie —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1936, 1948.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Moses —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Myron Benjamin
(1847-1894) —
also known as Myron B. Wright —
of Susquehanna, Susquehanna
County, Pa.
Born in Forest Lake Township, Susquehanna
County, Pa., June 12,
1847.
Republican. Banker; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1889-94; died in
office 1894.
Died in Trenton, Ontario,
November
13, 1894 (age 47 years, 154
days).
Interment at Grand
Street Cemetery, Susquehanna, Pa.
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Wright, N. Jackson —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1926.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Nathan M., Jr. —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Rhode Island, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Neil —
of Juneau
County, Wis.
Democrat. Candidate for Wisconsin
state assembly from Juneau County, 1938.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Mrs. Neil S. —
of Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1924
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Nelson A., Jr. —
of Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1948,
1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Nelson F. —
Union candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1936.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Noland C. —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Mayor
of Anderson, Ind., 1952-55.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Nora B. —
of Denver,
Colo.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1924.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Norris N. —
of New
Castle County, Del.
Member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 5th District, 1935-38.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Northam L. —
of Centerbrook, Essex, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1940; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1944.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Nymphas M. —
of Hartland, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartland; elected 1906.
Burial location unknown.
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