Ashley Bascom Wright | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1893 – August 14, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | Charles S. Randall |
| Succeeded by | George P. Lawrence |
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| Born | (1841-05-25)May 25, 1841 Hinsdale, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | August 14, 1897(1897-08-14) (aged 56) |
| Political party | Republican |
Ashley Bascom Wright (May 25, 1841 – August 14, 1897) was an American politician. He was the chairman of theUnited States House Committee on Mileage in thefifty-fourth andfifty-fifth congresses.
Wright was born inHinsdale, Massachusetts on May 25, 1841. He attended public schools and Lincoln Academy in Hinsdale.
Wright moved toNorth Adams,Massachusetts, in 1861. In that year, he was appointed chief deputy collector of internal revenue for the tenth district of Massachusetts in 1861. He resigned from that position in 1865 to engage in mercantile pursuits.
Wright served as a selectman and commissioner for Berkshire County from 1884 to 1887 and acted as chairman for one year. He was a member of the State executive council in 1890 and 1891 before being elected as aRepublican to thefifty-third,fifty-fourth andfifty-fifth congresses, serving from March 4, 1893, until his death.
Wright died in North Adams, Berkshire County, August 14, 1897. Wright is interred in the Hinsdale Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 1st congressional district March 4, 1893 – August 14, 1897 | Succeeded by |
