| WRIGHT (Soundex
W623)
— See also
ARKWRIGHT,
BOATWRIGHT,
BOTWRIGHT,
CARTWRIGHT,
CORTWRIGHT,
COURTWRIGHT,
DRUMWRIGHT,
HANDWRIGHT,
HOVEY-WRIGHT,
PARSONS-WRIGHT,
REAT,
REATH,
RET,
RHETT,
RIETH,
RIGHT,
RIOTTE,
RITT,
SEAWRIGHT,
WAINWRIGHT,
WANEWRIGHT,
WHEELWRIGHT,
WIGHT,
WRAIGHT,
WREATH,
WRIGHTON,
WRIGHTS,
WRIGHTSMAN,
WRIGHTSON.
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Wright, O. C. —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Member of Michigan People's Party State Central Committee, 1899.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, O. H. —
of Illinois.
Republican. Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 26th District,
1869-70.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, O. W. —
of Centralia, Marion
County, Ill.
Mayor
of Centralia, Ill., 1945.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Okley V. —
of Mercer
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Olin S. —
of Plant City, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Mayor
of Plant City, Fla., 1893-96, 1899-1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Oliver W. —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1906.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Omar H. —
of Belvidere, Boone
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1888.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Orestes H. —
of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1932; delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Otis —
of Gillette, Campbell
County, Wyo.
Democrat. Member of Wyoming
state senate from Campbell County, 1965.
Still living as of 1965.
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See Patricia Wright |
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Wright, Pat —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Candidate for mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1983.
Still living as of 1983.
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Wright, Patricia —
also known as Pat Wright —
of Canton, Fulton
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
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Wright, Patricia H. —
Socialist. Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1976.
Female.
Still living as of 1976.
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Wright, Paul —
of Hutchinson, McLeod
County, Minn.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1996;
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Presidential Elector for Minnesota, 2012
(voted for Barack
Obama and Joseph
R. Biden, Jr.).
Still living as of 2012.
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Wright, Phil —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1927.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Presco —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Republican. Postmaster at Springfield,
Ill., 1865-68.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Preston —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Whig. Postmaster at Kansas
City, Mo., 1850-51.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Preston —
of Ontario
County, N.Y.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1910 (31st District), 1916 (36th
District); candidate for New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1915.
Burial location unknown.
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Purdon See J.
Purdon Wright |
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Wright, Mrs. R. D. —
of Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
South Carolina, 1928.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, R. H. —
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, R. W., Jr. —
of Denver,
Colo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Ralph —
of Vermont.
Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1992.
Still living as of 1992.
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Wright, Ralph S. —
of Conneaut, Ashtabula
County, Ohio.
Mayor
of Conneaut, Ohio, 1954-55.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Rans See Ambrose
Ransom Wright |
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Wright, Raymond —
of Ogden, Weber
County, Utah.
Mayor
of Ogden, Utah, 1954.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Rebecca See C.
Rebecca Wright |
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Wright, Richard
(1867-1952) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
21, 1867.
Republican. Secretary to New York Supreme Court justice John
MacCrate, 1921-39 warden, Kings County Jail, 1911; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1952;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1930.
Died, in Greenpoint Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 15,
1952 (age 84 years, 146
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, N.Y.
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Wright, Richard —
also known as Dick Wright —
of Chester, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1960;
Democratic Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1960;
chair
of Hancock County Democratic Party, 1961-63.
Still living as of 1963.
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Wright, Richard Q. —
of Michigan.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Richard R. —
of Cuthbert, Randolph
County, Ga.; Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.; Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,
1880
(alternate), 1888,
1892,
1896
(alternate), 1912
(alternate).
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Richard S. —
Democrat. Member of Virginia
state senate 26th District, 1928-31; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Virginia, 1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Richardson L. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1857-59 (2nd District 1857, 1st District 1858-59).
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Robert
(1752-1826) —
of Maryland.
Born near Centreville, Queen
Anne's County, Md., November
20, 1752.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1777-78, 1780, 1784, 1786-87, 1791-92;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1801; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1801-06; Governor of
Maryland, 1806-09; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 7th District, 1810-17, 1821-23;
district judge in Maryland, 1823-26.
Episcopalian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Queen
Anne's County, Md., September
7, 1826 (age 73 years, 291
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Queen Anne's County, Md.
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Wright, Robert —
of Bladensburg, Prince
George's County, Md.
Postmaster at Bladensburg,
Md., 1828-35.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Robert —
of Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Wright, Robert —
also known as Bob Wright —
of Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md.
Candidate for mayor
of Rockville, Md., 2001.
Still living as of 2001.
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Wright, Robert E. —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Postmaster at Allentown,
Pa., 1836-41, 1844-45.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Robert E. —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1892,
1896,
1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Robert G. —
of Morris
County, N.J.
Candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1967 (Conservative, District
10-B), 1969 (National Conservative, District 10-A).
Still living as of 1969.
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Wright, Robert H. —
of Munising, Alger
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1926.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Robert J. —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1896.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Robert K., Jr. —
U.S. Consul in Aspinwall, as of 1884.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Robert L. —
of Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Wright, Robert L. —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Mayor
of Logan, W.Va., 1981-82.
Still living as of 1982.
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Wright, Robert L. —
of Orem, Utah
County, Utah.
Candidate in primary for mayor of
Orem, Utah, 1989.
Still living as of 1989.
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Wright, Robert R. —
of Denver,
Colo.
Mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1901-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Robert R. —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 32nd Circuit, 1957-65.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Roderick D. —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1988,
1996,
2000;
member of California
state assembly, 1996-2002.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2002.
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Wright, Roger M. —
of Centralia, Boone
County, Mo.
Democrat. Mayor
of Centralia, Mo., 1965-67.
Still living as of 1967.
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Wright, Roger N. —
of Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1944.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Ron —
Peace and Freedom candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1986.
Still living as of 1986.
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Wright, Ron (born c.1953) —
of Arlington, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born about 1953.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Wright, Roscoe H. —
of Ashford, Windham
County, Conn.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ashford; elected 1908.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Rose —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Postmaster at Harrisburg,
Pa., 1814-22.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Roy O. II —
Libertarian. Candidate for Texas
state senate 18th District, 2006.
Still living as of 2006.
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Wright, Roy V. —
of Essex
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state senate from Essex County, 1942-47.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright, Rudy —
of Hickory, Catawba
County, N.C.
Elected () mayor
of Hickory, N.C. 2009.
Still living as of 2009.
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Wright, Russell —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County, 1935-44.
Burial location unknown.
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