Wright, Harrison
lawyer, author, was born July 15, 1850, in Wilkesbarre, Pa. He was chosen secretary of the Wyoming Historical and Geological society of Wilkesbarre in 1874, and devoted himself to literary and scientific pursuits. His last publications are The Manuscripts of the Earl of Ashburnham, a Translation of the Report to the Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts, by Leopold Delisle, of the National Library (1884); and Observations on the Very Ancient manuscript of the Libri Collection, by Leopold Delisle. He died Feb. 20, 1885, in Wilkesbarre, Pa.