Samuel G. Wright

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Samuel Gardiner Wright (born November 18, 1781 in Wrightstown , Burlington County , New Jersey , †  July 30, 1845 in Imlaystown , New Jersey) was an American politician . In 1845 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Samuel Wright acquired his school knowledge largely through self-study. Later he worked in Philadelphia ( Pennsylvania ) on the market. He then went into the iron business in New Jersey and Delaware . He also ran a farm. Politically, he became a member of the Whig Party .

In the congressional election of 1844 Wright was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded George Sykes on March 4, 1845 . He was no longer able to exercise his mandate because he died on July 30, 1845, before the constituent session of the Congress. When by-election was due, his predecessor Sykes was also elected as his successor.

Web links

  • Samuel G. Wright in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Wright, Samuel G.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wright, Samuel Gardiner (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 18, 1781
PLACE OF BIRTH Wrightstown , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH July 30, 1845
Place of death at Imlaystown , New Jersey