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| | Wright, O. C. — of Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.Member of Michigan People's Party State Central Committee, 1899. Burial location unknown. | | Wright, O. H. — of Illinois. Republican.Delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 26th District,1869-70.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, O. W. — of Centralia,MarionCounty, Ill.Mayorof Centralia, Ill., 1945.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Okley V. — ofMercerCounty, W.Va.Republican. Candidate forWestVirginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Olin S. — of Plant City,HillsboroughCounty, Fla.Mayorof Plant City, Fla., 1893-96, 1899-1901.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Oliver W. — Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1906.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Omar H. — of Belvidere,BooneCounty, Ill.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1888.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Orestes H. — of Freeport,StephensonCounty, Ill.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1932;delegateto Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Otis — of Gillette,CampbellCounty, Wyo.Democrat. Member ofWyomingstate senate from Campbell County, 1965.Still living as of 1965. | | Wright, PatSeePatricia Wright | | Wright, Pat — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Candidate formayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1983.Still living as of 1983. | | Wright, Patricia — also known asPat Wright — of Canton,FultonCounty, Ill.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1980.Female.Still living as of 1980. | | Wright, Patricia H. — Socialist. Socialist Workers candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1976.Female.Still living as of 1976. | | Wright, Paul — of Hutchinson,McLeodCounty, Minn.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMinnesota,1996;Democratic-Farmer-Labor Presidential Elector for Minnesota,2012(voted forBarackObama andJosephR. Biden, Jr.).Still living as of 2012. | | Wright, Phil — of San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Mayorof San Antonio, Tex., 1927.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Presco — of Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.Republican. Postmaster atSpringfield,Ill., 1865-68.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Preston — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Whig. Postmaster atKansasCity, Mo., 1850-51.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Preston — ofOntarioCounty, N.Y.Socialist. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1910 (31st District), 1916 (36thDistrict); candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Ontario County, 1915.Burial location unknown. | | Wright,PurdonSeeJ.Purdon Wright | | Wright, Mrs. R. D. — of Newberry,NewberryCounty, S.C.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromSouth Carolina,1928.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, R. H. — Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromAlabama,1920.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, R. W., Jr. — ofDenver,Colo.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromColorado,1904.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Ralph — of Vermont. Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Vermont,1992.Still living as of 1992. | | Wright, Ralph S. — of Conneaut,AshtabulaCounty, Ohio.Mayorof Conneaut, Ohio, 1954-55.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright,RansSeeAmbroseRansom Wright | | Wright, Raymond — of Ogden,WeberCounty, Utah.Mayorof Ogden, Utah, 1954.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright,RebeccaSeeC.Rebecca Wright | | Wright, Richard(1867-1952) —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December21, 1867.Republican. Secretary to New York Supreme Court justiceJohnMacCrate, 1921-39 warden, Kings County Jail, 1911; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1924,1928,1932,1940,1944(alternate),1952;member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1930.Died, in GreenpointHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 15,1952 (age84 years, 146days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, N.Y. | | Wright, Richard — also known asDick Wright — of Chester,HancockCounty, W.Va.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromWest Virginia,1960;Democratic Presidential Elector for West Virginia,1960;chairof Hancock County Democratic Party, 1961-63.Still living as of 1963. | | Wright, Richard Q. — of Michigan. Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Richard R. — of Cuthbert,RandolphCounty, Ga.; Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.; Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,1880(alternate),1888,1892,1896(alternate),1912(alternate).Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Richard S. — Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate senate 26th District, 1928-31; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Virginia,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Richardson L. — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1857-59 (2nd District 1857, 1st District 1858-59).Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Robert(1752-1826) —of Maryland. Born near Centreville,QueenAnne's County, Md.,November20, 1752.Democrat. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1777-78, 1780, 1784, 1786-87, 1791-92;member ofMarylandstate senate, 1801;U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1801-06;Governor ofMaryland, 1806-09;U.S.Representative from Maryland 7th District, 1810-17, 1821-23;district judge in Maryland, 1823-26.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died inQueenAnne's County, Md.,September7, 1826 (age73 years, 291days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Queen Anne's County, Md. | | Wright, Robert — of Bladensburg,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Postmaster atBladensburg,Md., 1828-35.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Robert — of Livonia,WayneCounty, Mich.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1972.Still living as of 1972. | | Wright, Robert — also known asBob Wright — of Rockville,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Candidate formayorof Rockville, Md., 2001.Still living as of 2001. | | Wright, Robert E. — of Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.Postmaster atAllentown,Pa., 1836-41, 1844-45.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Robert E. — of Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1892,1896,1904.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Robert G. — ofMorrisCounty, N.J.Candidate forNewJersey state house of assembly, 1967 (Conservative, District10-B), 1969 (National Conservative, District 10-A).Still living as of 1969. | | Wright, Robert H. — of Munising,AlgerCounty, Mich.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1926.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Robert J. — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1896.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Robert K., Jr. — U.S. Consul inAspinwall, as of 1884.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Robert L. — of Columbus,MuscogeeCounty, Ga.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromGeorgia,1972.Still living as of 1972. | | Wright, Robert L. — of Logan,LoganCounty, W.Va.Mayorof Logan, W.Va., 1981-82.Still living as of 1982. | | Wright, Robert L. — of Orem,UtahCounty, Utah.Candidate in primary formayor ofOrem, Utah, 1989.Still living as of 1989. | | Wright, Robert R. — ofDenver,Colo.Mayorof Denver, Colo., 1901-04.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Robert R. — of Ironwood,GogebicCounty, Mich.Circuitjudge in Michigan 32nd Circuit, 1957-65.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Roderick D. — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1988,1996,2000;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1996-2002.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2002. | | Wright, Roger M. — of Centralia,BooneCounty, Mo.Democrat.Mayorof Centralia, Mo., 1965-67.Still living as of 1967. | | Wright, Roger N. — of Wabash,WabashCounty, Ind.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIndiana,1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Ron — Peace and Freedom candidate forU.S.Representative from California 16th District, 1986.Still living as of 1986. | | Wright, Ron (born c.1953) — of Arlington,TarrantCounty, Tex.Born about 1953. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Wright, Roscoe H. — of Ashford,WindhamCounty, Conn.Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Ashford; elected 1908.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Rose — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Postmaster atHarrisburg,Pa., 1814-22.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Roy O. II — Libertarian. Candidate forTexasstate senate 18th District, 2006.Still living as of 2006. | | Wright, Roy V. — ofEssexCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state senate from Essex County, 1942-47.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wright, Rudy — of Hickory,CatawbaCounty, N.C.Elected ()mayorof Hickory, N.C. 2009.Still living as of 2009.  | Wright, Russell — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Jefferson County, 1935-44.Burial location unknown.| |  Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
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