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| |  Wright, C. — of Tallmadge,SummitCounty, Ohio.Postmaster atTallmadge,Ohio, 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, C. A. — of Houghton,HoughtonCounty, Mich.Republican. Member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1899.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, C. C. — ofJerauldCounty, S.Dak.Member ofSouthDakota state senate 19th District, 1895-96.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, C. D. — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Mayorof Dayton, Ohio, 1906-07.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, C. D. — of South Brownsville (now part of Brownsville),FayetteCounty, Pa.Burgessof South Brownsville, Pennsylvania, 1923.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, C. E. — of Monticello,WrightCounty, Minn.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMinnesota,1888.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, C. E. — ofNorfolk,Va.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromVirginia,1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright, C. G. — of Greensboro,GuilfordCounty, N.C.Democrat. Member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Guilford County,1921-22.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, C. J. — ofOtter TailCounty, Minn.Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 59, 1909-10.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, C. Rebecca — of Towson,BaltimoreCounty, Md.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,1924.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, C. T. — of Fountain Hills,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona,2008;Republican Presidential Elector for Arizona,2012(voted forMittRomney andPaulRyan).Still living as of 2012. | | Wright, Caleb E. — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Republican.U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1867.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Caleb Merrill(1908-2001) —also known asCaleb M. Wright — Born in Georgetown,SussexCounty, Del.,October7, 1908.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for Delaware, 1955-73; took senior status 1973.DiedMay 12,2001 (age92 years, 217days).Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Calvin E. — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Democrat.Idaho stateauditor, 1939-45;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Boise, Idaho, 1951.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Carl — of Bay City,BayCounty, Mich.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1968.Still living as of 1968. | | Wright, Carl C. — of Casper,NatronaCounty, Wyo.Postmaster atCasper,Wyo., 1889.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Carl C. — of Owosso,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.Progressive. Candidate formayor ofOwosso, Mich., 1913.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Carl E., Jr. — of Illinois. Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1946.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Carl J. — of Michigan. Republican. Candidate forMichiganstate senate 34th District, 1970.Still living as of 1970. | | Wright, Carol J. — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1980.Female.Still living as of 1980.  | Wright, Carroll Davidson(1840-1909) —also known asCarroll D. Wright — Born in Dunbarton,MerrimackCounty, N.H.,July 25,1840.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate senate Sixth Middlesex District, 1872-73; PresidentialElector for Massachusetts,1876;chief, Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics, 1873-88; in charge of thestate census in 1875 and 1885, and the federal census forMassachusetts in 1880; U.S. Commissioner of Labor, 1885-1905;universityprofessor;president,Clark College, Worcester, Mass., 1902.Unitarian.EnglishandScottishancestry. Member,AmericanEconomic Association;AmericanStatistical Association;AmericanAntiquarian Society.DiedFebruary20, 1909 (age68 years, 210days).Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Charles — ofWestchesterCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County, 1844.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Charles — ofBurlingtonCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Burlington County, 1898-1902.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Charles — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,1900.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Charles — ofSussexCounty, Del.Member ofDelawarestate senate, 1901-04 (Sussex County 2nd District 1901-02, SussexCounty 4th District 1903-04).Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Charles — of Delhi Township,InghamCounty, Mich.Republican. Candidate forsupervisorof Delhi Township, Michigan, 1927.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Charles — of North Manchester,WabashCounty, Ind.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Charles — ofIoniaCounty, Mich.Prohibition candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Ionia County, 1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Charles (d. 1998) — of Davenport,ScottCounty, Iowa.Mayorof Davenport, Iowa, 1977-81.DiedJanuary2, 1998.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Charles A. — of East Haddam,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from East Haddam, 1914.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Charles A. — ofCayugaCounty, N.Y.Progressive. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Cayuga County, 1914.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Charles C. —Delegateto Virginia limited constitutional convention 24th District, 1945.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Charles E. — of Charleston,MississippiCounty, Mo.Mayorof Charleston, Mo., 1965-66.Still living as of 1966. | | Wright, Charles Frederick(1856-1925) —of Susquehanna,SusquehannaCounty, Pa.Born in Forest Lake Township,SusquehannaCounty, Pa.,May 3,1856.Republican.Banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1896,1904,1908;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1899-1905 (15th District1899-1903, 14th District 1903-05);Pennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1911-13.Died in Susquehanna,SusquehannaCounty, Pa.,November10, 1925 (age69 years, 191days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Susquehanna, Pa. | | Wright, Charles H. — of Garfield,BergenCounty, N.J.Postmaster atGarfield,N.J., 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Charles I. — of Centralia,BooneCounty, Mo.Republican.Chair ofBoone County Republican Party, 1949.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Charles J. — ofGreeneCounty, Mo.Democrat. Member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Greene County 1st District,1913-14; defeated, 1916.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Charles O. (b.1845) —of Coventry,OrleansCounty, Vt.Born in Westminster,WindhamCounty, Vt.,September1, 1845.Republican.Farmer;member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Coventry, 1910.Methodist.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Charles S. — ofMonroeCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 1st District, 1869-70.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Charles S. — of Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Mo.Democrat.Implementdealer;automobiledealer; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Carroll County, 1913-16.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Charles S. — of Ceredo,WayneCounty, W.Va.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from WestVirginia,1928(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Charles W. — of Colorado.Coloradostate attorney general, 1879-80.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Charles W. — of Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from ArizonaTerritory,1896(member,CredentialsCommittee).Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Charles Will — U.S. Vice Consul inBuenos Aires, as of 1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright,ChrisSeeCrispus AttucksWright | | Wright,ChrisSeeT.Christopher Wright | | Wright,ChristopherSeeT.Christopher Wright | | Wright, Clare — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey 13th District, 1942.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Clarence D. — of Clinton,VermillionCounty, Ind.Mayorof Clinton, Ind., 1944, 1950-53.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Clarence E. — of Carbondale,JacksonCounty, Ill.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Clayton F. (b.1849) —of Sterling,WindhamCounty, Conn.; Killingly,WindhamCounty, Conn.Born in Rhode Island, November,1849.Democrat.Farmer;candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Killingly, 1910, 1912, 1918,1926.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Albin Wright and Lucinda (Matteson) Wright; married1871 to MediaCrossman; first cousin ofAsahelJohnson Wright. |
| | Wright,CliffordSeeH.Clifford Wright | | Wright, Clifton H. — of West Ashford, Ashford,WindhamCounty, Conn.Firstselectman of Ashford, Connecticut, 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Clinton L. — ofNorfolk,Va.Republican. Postmaster atNorfolk,Va., 1911-15, 1922-31 (acting, 1922).Burial location unknown. | | Wright,ClydeSeeW.Clyde Wright | | Wright, Clyde J. — Socialist. Candidate forGovernor ofNebraska, 1912.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Clyde W. — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 32nd District, 1960.Still living as of 1960. | | Wright, Clymer — of Texas. Republican. Candidate forU.S.Senator from Texas, 1993.Still living as of 1993. | | Wright, Coleman — of Shelbyville,ShelbyCounty, Ky.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1948(alternate),1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Coley P. — of Albion,OrleansCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Orleans County, 1910, 1914; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 47th District, 1914.Burial location unknown. | | Wright,ColvinSeeJ.Colvin Wright | | Wright, Commodore C. — of McLeansboro,HamiltonCounty, Ill.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1920.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Crispus Attucks(c.1904-2001) —also known asChris Wright — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born about 1904. Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate forU.S.Representative from California 26th District, 1958.Africanancestry.In 1997, donated $2 million to the University of SouthernCalifornia's law school, which was the largest-ever gift to USC by anAfrican American.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December4, 2001 (ageabout 97years).Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Curtis W. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,1868.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, D. C. — of Osyka,PikeCounty, Miss.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMississippi,1908;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Mississippi,1912.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Dan S. — ofWashingtonCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Washington County, 1842.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Daniel Boone(1812-1887) —of Salem, Benton County (now Hudsonville,MarshallCounty), Miss.; Ashland,BentonCounty, Miss.Born inGilesCounty, Tenn.,February17, 1812.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 1853-57; colonel inthe Confederate Army during the Civil War.Slaveowner. Died in Ashland,BentonCounty, Miss.,December27, 1887 (age75 years, 313days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Benton County, Miss. | | Wright, Daniel M. — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Progressive. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Hartford, 1912, 1914.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Daniel S. — of Whitehall,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate senate 13th District, 1852-53.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Daniel T., Jr. — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Republican. Common pleas court judge in Ohio 1st District, 1897. Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Daniel Thew(1864-1943) —Born in Riverside (now part of Cincinnati),HamiltonCounty, Ohio,September24, 1864.AssociateJustice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,1903-14; resigned 1914.Died in Fenwick,CharlesCounty, Md.,November18, 1943 (age79 years, 55days).Burial location unknown. | | Wright, David — of Killingworth,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Killingworth, 1830-31.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, David —Delegateto Texas Convention of 1832 from District of Alfred, 1832.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, David — of Muskegon,MuskegonCounty, Mich.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1956(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon).Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright, David — of Clarion,ClarionCounty, Pa.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1984.Still living as of 1984. | | Wright, David J., Jr. — ofSt.Clair County, Mich.Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate senate 28th District, 1964; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 76th District, 1966.Still living as of 1966. | | Wright, David L. — of Effingham,EffinghamCounty, Ill.Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois,1924;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, David S. — of Dunkirk,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1896.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, David W. — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Democrat. Candidate forKentuckystate house of representatives 48th District, 1973.Still living as of 1973. | | Wright, Dawn M. — of San Jose,SantaClara County, Calif.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1996,2000.Female.Still living as of 2000. | | Wright, Deborah — of California. Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from California 9th District, 1994, 1996.Female.Still living as of 1996. | | Wright, Delaware S. — of Delaware. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromDelaware,1932.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Delbert — of Turney,ClintonCounty, Mo.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1996.Still living as of 1996. | | Wright, Della — of Hannibal,MarionCounty, Mo.Liberal. Liberal candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri,1924.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Della — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Farmington,OaklandCounty, Mich.Republican. Member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1969; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1976.Female.Still living as of 1976. | | Wright,DennisSeeH.Dennis Wright | | Wright, Dexter R. — of Meriden,New HavenCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate senate 6th District, 1849.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Dexter R. — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Haven, 1879;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1879.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Dexter S. — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Republican. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives 38th District; defeated, 1973;elected 1975.Still living as of 1975. | | Wright,DickSeeRichardWright | | Wright, Don — of Fairbanks,FairbanksNorth Star Borough, Alaska.Democrat. Candidate forGovernor ofAlaska, 1998.Still living as of 1998. | | Wright, Don C. — of Crane,StoneCounty, Mo.Democrat.Chair ofStone County Democratic Party, 1921.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Donald Matthew — of Tampa,HillsboroughCounty, Fla.Reform candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida,2004(on behalf ofRalphNader andPeterCamejo).Still living as of 2004. | | Wright, Donald Orr (bornc.1893) —also known asDonald O. Wright — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn., about 1893.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMinnesotaRepublican State Central Committee, 1924-26; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 30, 1927-34; member ofMinnesotastate senate 30th District, 1935-60; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Minnesota,1940(member,CredentialsCommittee);LieutenantGovernor of Minnesota, 1954-55.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Donald R.(1907-1985) —of California. Born in Placentia,OrangeCounty, Calif.,February2, 1907.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; municipal judge inCalifornia, 1953; superior court judge in California, 1960;chiefjustice of California state supreme court, 1970-77.Died in1985(ageabout78 years).Interment atLomaVista Memorial Park, Fullerton, Calif. | | Wright, Donn H. — of South Dakota. Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Senator from South Dakota, 1966.Still living as of 1966. | | Wright,DorothySeeDorothyWright Atkinson | | Wright, Doug — of Saltillo,LeeCounty, Miss.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMississippi,2012.Still living as of 2012. | | Wright, Douglas — of Omaha,MorrisCounty, Tex.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Douglass B. — of West Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from West Hartford, 1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
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