Edwin RV Wright

Edwin RV Wright

Edwin Ruthvin Vincent Wright (born January 2, 1812 in Hoboken , New Jersey , †  January 21, 1871 in Jersey City , New Jersey) was an American politician . Between 1865 and 1867 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Edwin Wright attended the public schools in his home country and then worked in the newspaper business from 1835. In the following years he published two daily newspapers in New Jersey. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1839, he began to work in Jersey City in this profession. He later moved his domicile and law firm to Hudson City . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1843 he was a member of the New Jersey State Council . From 1851 to 1855, Wright served as the district attorney in Hudson County . In 1855 he was elected mayor of Hudson City.

In the congressional election of 1864 Wright was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded Nehemiah Perry on March 4, 1865 . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1866 for health reasons, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1867 . It was around this time that the Civil War ended in April 1865. Since that year, the work of Congress has been overshadowed by the conflict between the Republican Party and President Andrew Johnson , which later culminated in a narrowly unsuccessful impeachment.

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Edwin Wright withdrew from politics. He died in Jersey City on January 21, 1871.

Web links

• Edwin RV Wright in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Edwin RV Wright in the database of Find a Grave (English)