John C. Wright (New York politician)
John C Wright | |
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Born | 1801 Greene, New York |
Died | January 24, 1862 Schenectady, New York | (aged 61)
Occupation | American politician and lawyer |
John Calvin Wright (1801 in Greene, Chenango County, New York – January 24, 1862 in Schenectady, New York) was an American lawyer and politician.
Life[]
He was the son of Calvin Wright (1770–1843) and Sarah (Treadway) Wright (1765–1839). He graduated from Union College in 1820. He practiced law in Esperance, New York. On December 5, 1833, he married Louisa Marsh (1812–1843). He was First Judge of the Schoharie County Court from 1838 to 1843.
He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1843 to 1846, sitting in the 66th, 67th, 68th and 69th New York State Legislatures. In February 1844, he married Caroline Frost (1806–1846). After his tenure in the Senate he removed to Schenectady. On June 7, 1847, he married Sarah Brown (Worcester) Bouck (1819–1859).
He was New York State Comptroller from 1852 to 1853, elected on the Democratic ticket at the New York state election, 1851.
He was buried at the Cemetery in Esperance.
Sources[]
- Google Book The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 34, 147 and 364; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- History of Schoharie County (pg. 322f)
- Wright genealogy at RootsWeb
- History of Schoharie County by William E. Roscoe (Syracuse NY, 1882; reprinted 2007; Vol. 2, pg. 370)
- The Worcester Family by Jonathan Fox Worcester (1856; pg. 51)
External links[]
- 1801 births
- 1862 deaths
- New York (state) state senators
- New York State Comptrollers
- New York (state) state court judges
- Politicians from Schenectady, New York
- People from Greene, New York
- 19th-century American politicians
- 19th-century American judges