Hendrick Bradley Wright
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Hendrick Bradley Wright (April 24, 1808–September 2, 1881) was a Democrat member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
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[edit] Early life
Hendrick B. Wright was born in Plymouth, Pennsylvania. He attended the Wilkes-Barre Grammar School and was graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1829. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
[edit] Political activities
He was appointed district attorney for Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in 1834. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1841 to 1843 and served the last year as speaker. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1844, 1848, 1852, 1856, 1860, 1868, and 1876.
[edit] United States House of Representatives
Wright was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1850. He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1854. He was again elected to the Thirty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George W. Scranton. He was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fifth Congress and reelected as a Greenbacker to the Forty-sixth Congress. He was chairman of the United States House Committee on Manufactures during the Forty-fifth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1880. He died in Wilkes-Barre in 1881. Interment in Hollenback Cemetery.
[edit] Bibliography
Curran, Daniel J. “Hendrick B. Wright: A Study in Leadership.” Ph.D. diss., Fordham University, 1962.
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| Preceded by Galusha A. Grow |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district 1853 - 1855 |
Succeeded by Henry M. Fuller |
| Preceded by George W. Scranton |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district 1861 - 1863 |
Succeeded by Charles Denison |
| Preceded by William H. Stanton |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district 1877 - 1881 |
Succeeded by Joseph A. Scranton |
