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Wright, Crafts James

soldier, journalist, was born July 13, 1808, in Troy, N. Y. In 1840 he was assistant editor of the Cincinnati Gazette; and during 1847- 54 was president of the Gazette company.

He served with distinction through the civil war, and attained the rank of brigadier-general. He died July 23, 1883, in Chicago, Ill.

HERRINGSHAW'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN RIOGRAPHY.

Wright, Edward D

poet, was born Oct. 11, 1859, in Wayne county, Ind. He is the author of a volume entitled Modern Poems.

Wright, Edward E

lawyer, author, poet, was born April 23, 1859, in Harrisville, Ohio. He became the amanuensis of Mr. Burdette, when editor of the Burlington Hawkeye. Since 1883 he has practiced law in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

He is the author of Everard and Eulalia; The Lightning's Flash; and other works.

Wright, Elizur

journalist, author, was born Feb. 12, 1804, in South Canaan, Conn. He was a journalist of Boston long prominent as a reformer; and the author of A Curiosity of Law: The Politics and Mysteries of Life Insurance; Savings Bank Life Insurance; Myron Holley and What He Did for Liberty and True Religion; and a translation of La Fontaine's Fables. He died Nov. 21, 1885, in Medford, Mass.

Wright, Fanny

reformer, author, was born Sept. 6, 1795, in Scotland. She was the author of Altdorf; A Few Days in Athens; Course of Popular Lectures; and numerous other works on reform subjects.

Wright, George H

merchant, journalist, congressman, was born June 4, 1817, in Concord, Mass. He went to California in 1849; and was a representative in congress from that state during the years 1850 and 1851.

Wright, George H

horticulturist, legislator, was born Nov. 3, 1829, in Troy, N. Y. For four years he was surveyor in Locke county, Iowa; in 1862 was internal revenue assessor; in 1870 served with distinction in the Iowa legislature; during 1871-78 was registrar of the United States land office at Sioux City, Iowa; and is now a successful horticulturist of Orlando, Fla.

Wright, George Mitchell

lawyer, geologist, was born Aug. 8, 1847, in Tallmadge, Ohio. In 1882 he was appointed assistant geologist in the United States geological survey, and was engaged in geological field-work in the Yellowstone National park, and in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. In 1886 he resumed the practice of his profession in Akron, Ohio, and has attained prominence as a brilliant lawyer.

Wright, James

governor, was born in 1714 in Charleston, S. C. In 1764 he was appointed governor of Georgia; and was the last to administer its affairs in the name of the king. He died Nov. 20, 1785, in London, England.

Wright, John C

lawyer, congressman, author, was born in 1783 in Wethersfield, Conn. His Law Reports are a part of all good libraries in the western states. He was a representative in congress from Ohio from 1823 to 1829; and was for many years the owner and editor of the Cincinnati Gazette. He took an active part as delegate from Ohio in the peace congress of 1861. He died Feb. 13, 1861, in Washington, D. C.

Wright, John Stephen

manufacturer, author, was born July 16, 1815, in Sheffield, Mass. He was a Chicago manufacturer who established The Prairie Farmer in 1840; and was the author of Chicago: Past, Present and Future. He died Sept. 26, 1874, in Chicago, Ill.

Wright, John Vines

lawyer, congressman, was born June 28, 1828, in Purdy, Tenn. He was elected a representative to the thirty-fourth and thirty-fifth congresses from Tennessee; and was reelected to the thirty-sixth congress.