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| |  Wright, A. B. — of Johnston City,WilliamsonCounty, Ill.Mayorof Johnston City, Ill., 1938.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright, A. C. — of Elmwood,CassCounty, Neb.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNebraska,1896.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, A. M. — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1880.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, A. M. — of Essex,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1880.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Aaron — Libertarian. Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forIllinois,2016(on behalf ofGaryE. Johnson andWilliamF. Weld).Still living as of 2016. | | Wright, Aaron — Green. Green candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,2024(on behalf ofJillStein andRudolphT. Ware).Still living as of 2024. | | Wright, Adrian, Sr. — of Pine Lawn,St. LouisCounty, Mo.Candidate formayorof Pine Lawn, Mo., 2009.Still living as of 2009. | | Wright, Agnes Bertha — of Deerfield Beach,BrowardCounty, Fla.Acting postmaster atDeerfieldBeach, Fla., 1941-42.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Albert — of Healdsburg,SonomaCounty, Calif.Postmaster atHealdsburg,Calif., 1881.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Albert J. — Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1864.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Alburtus D. (b.1864) —of Middlebury,AddisonCounty, Vt.Born in Weybridge,AddisonCounty, Vt.,June 13,1864.Republican. Member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1927; member ofVermontstate senate from Addison County, 1929.Congregationalist.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Alden — of Nashua,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Republican. Candidate forNewHampshire state house of representatives from Nashua 6th Ward,1938.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Alexander — Progressive. Candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Pennsylvania, 1954.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Alfred — of Ironwood,GogebicCounty, Mich.Republican.Mayorof Ironwood, Mich., 1966; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 110th District, 1966, 1968.Still living as of 1968. | | Wright, Alfred A. (bornc.1870) —of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa., about 1870.Accountant;writer;candidate in primary formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1921.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Alfred P. — Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for NewYork,1884.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Allen — ofBatesCounty, Mo.Socialist. Candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Bates County, 1910.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Ambrose Ransom(1826-1872) —also known asRans Wright — of Georgia. Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ga.,April26, 1826.Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia,1856;general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1863; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Georgia,1868,1872.Died in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,December21, 1872 (age46 years, 239days).Interment atMagnoliaCemetery, Augusta, Ga. | | Wright, Amherst — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1874.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Amos — ofErieCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County, 1844.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Andrea A. — Green. Green candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida,2016(on behalf ofJillStein andAjamuBaraka).Female.Still living as of 2016. | | Wright, Andrew — of Wooster,WayneCounty, Ohio.Mayorof Wooster, Ohio, 1867.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Andrew J. — ofNewCastle County, Del.Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from New Castle County 15thDistrict, 1901-02, 1905-06, 1911-12.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Anna C. — Socialist. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 9th District, 1914.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Annie — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1924.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Anson — ofOtsegoCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Otsego County 1st District, 1852.Burial location unknown. | | Wright,AnsonSeeJ.Anson Wright | | Wright, Archibald W. —Chiefjustice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1850.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Arthur — of Brownstown Township,WayneCounty, Mich.Supervisorof Brownstown Township, Michigan, 2007-09.Still living as of 2009. | | Wright, Arthur D. — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Democrat. Candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 7thDistrict, 1961.Still living as of 1961. | | Wright, Arthur H. — of Traverse City,GrandTraverse County, Mich.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1956;candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Grand Traverse District, 1958.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Arthur W. — Candidate forMinnesotastate senate 5th District, 1926.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Asa Torrence(1872-1937) —also known asAsa T. Wright — of Owosso,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.BornAugust4, 1872.Mayorof Owosso, Mich., 1917-26, 1932-35; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1935.Died, frompneumonia,in Owosso,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.,April23, 1937 (age64 years, 262days).Interment atOak Grove Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.| |  Relatives: Sonof William Wright and Rhoda (Orser) Wright; married to Mary AltaBrown. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Wright, Asahel Johnson (b.1854) —of Killingly,WindhamCounty, Conn.Born in Foster,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,September29, 1854.Schoolteacher; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Killingly, 1882.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Ashley Bascom(1841-1897) —also known asAshley B. Wright — of North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Hinsdale,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,May 25,1841.Republican.Merchant;BerkshireCounty Commissioner, 1884-87; member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council, 1890-91;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1893-97; died inoffice 1897.Died in North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,August14, 1897 (age56 years, 81days).Interment atHinsdaleCemetery, Hinsdale, Mass. | | Wright, Augustus — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County, 1807-08, 1809-10, 1814-15.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Augustus Romaldus(1813-1891) —of Georgia. Born in Wrightsboro,McDuffieCounty, Ga.,June 16,1813.Democrat. State court judge in Georgia, 1842-49;U.S.Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1857-59;delegateto Georgia secession convention, 1861;Delegatefrom Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;Representativefrom Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64;delegateto Georgia state constitutional convention, 1877.Slaveowner. Died near Rome,FloydCounty, Ga.,March31, 1891 (age77 years, 288days).Interment atMyrtleHill Cemetery, Rome, Ga. | | Wright, B. F. — of Flandreau,MoodyCounty, S.Dak.Member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 20th District, 1897-98.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Bartley J. — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 13th District, 1898.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Mrs. Ben — of Higbee,RandolphCounty, Mo.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMissouri,1920.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Ben D. — of Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Prohibition candidate forsecretaryof state of New York, 1912; Prohibition candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914; Drycandidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Benjamin — ofOneidaCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County, 1804-05, 1807-09.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Benjamin Drake(1799-1874) —also known asBenjamin D. Wright — of Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.Born in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,January23, 1799.Lawyer;newspapereditor and publisher;memberFlorida territorial council, 1824, 1831-33, 1837;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Florida, 1825, 1825-31;mayorof Pensacola, Fla., 1828-29, 1841-42;delegateto Florida state constitutional convention from Escambia County,1838-39; member ofFloridastate senate, 1845;justice ofFlorida state supreme court, 1853; president, Alabama and FloridaRailroad,1856;delegateto Florida state constitutional convention from Escambia County,1865;U.S.Collector of Customs at Pensacola, Fla., Florida, 1869.DiedApril28, 1874 (age75 years, 95days).Interment atSt.Michael's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla. | | Wright, Betsey — of Arkansas. Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Arkansas,2000.Female.Still living as of 2000. | | Wright,BlakeSeeE.Blake Wright | | Wright, BobSeeRobertWright | | Wright, Boykin — of Georgia. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1900;Georgiastate attorney general, 1902.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Branson — of Illinois. Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1954.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Brian Richard (bornc.1949) —also known asBrian R. Wright — of West Bloomfield,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born about 1949. Libertarian. Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forMichigan,1980(on behalf ofEdClark andDavidKoch); candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan, 1980 (19th District), 1992 (11thDistrict); Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forMichigan,1992(on behalf ofAndreMarrou andNancyLord).Still living as of 1992. | | Wright, Bruce — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Justiceof New York Supreme Court, 1960.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2001. | | Wright,BryndanSeeJamesWright | | Wright, Bryndan — of Mansfield,TarrantCounty, Tex.Candidate formayorof Mansfield, Tex., 2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Wright,BurrSeeM.Burr Wright | | Wright,ButlerSeeJoshuaButler Wright
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