List of United States Political Families (W) - The Wrights of Maryland

The Wrights of Maryland

  • Turbutt Wright (1741–1783), Maryland Assemblyman 1773-1774 1781-1782, delegate to the Maryland Constitutional Convention 1776, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Maryland 1782. Cousin of Robert Wright.
  • Robert Wright (1752–1826), Maryland House Delegate 1784-1786, Maryland State Senator 1801, U.S. Senator from Maryland 1801-1806, Governor of Maryland 1806-1809, Clerk of Queen Anne's County, Maryland 1810; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1810-1817 1821-1823. Cousin of Turbutt Wright.
    • Phillip Francis Thomas (1810–1890), delegate to the Maryland Constitutional Convention 1836, Maryland House Delegate 1838 1843-1845 1863 1878-1883, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1839-1841 1875-1877, Governor of Maryland 1848-1851, U.S. Collector of Customs of Baltimore, Maryland 1853-1860; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 1860-1861; candidate for U.S. Senate from Maryland 1878. Son-in-law of Robert Wright.

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