Early Life
Wright was born into a politically active family in the town of Rolling Fork, in Sharkey County, Mississippi, on May 16, 1895. Through his mother, Anne Foote Wright, he was a direct descendant of Fielding Lewis and his wife, Betty Washington Lewis, a sister of George Washington. After serving in the U.S. Army during World War I he returned home vowing that he would never become a "dang politician". Wright studied law at the University of Alabama, then went on to open a law office in Rolling Fork in partnership with his uncle.
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