George Washington Wright

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George Washington Wright (born June 4, 1816 in Concord , Massachusetts , †  April 7, 1885 in Dorchester , Massachusetts) was an American politician . In 1850 and 1851 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Wright attended public schools in his home country and then worked for the Boston Courier newspaper. He later went into trading in Boston . In 1849, during the gold rush, he moved to California, where he returned to trading in San Francisco . He was also involved in banking and mining. Wright was one of the founders of the Palmer, Cook & Co. banking house in San Francisco.

After California joined the Union, Wright was elected as an independent candidate in the state-wide election for the first seat of the state of California in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on September 11, 1850. Since he refused another candidacy, he could only end the current legislative periods in Congress until March 3, 1851 . This time was dominated by the discussions about the question of slavery .

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives ended, Wright moved entirely to the state capital, Washington, where he served as an attorney for the Choctaw Indians. At that time he became a member of the Republican Party founded in 1854 . He also dealt with scientific work. In 1880, George Wright retired from Dorchester. He died there on April 7, 1885.

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