Turbutt Wright

Turbutt Wright (born February 5, 1741 in Queen Anne's County , Maryland Province , † 1783 ibid) was an American politician . In 1783 he was a delegate for Maryland to the Continental Congress .

Career

Turbutt Wright was a cousin of Robert Wright (1752-1826), who was among other things governor of Maryland and who represented these states in both chambers of Congress . He was born on the White Marsh plantation which belonged to his father and which he later inherited. He spent most of his life on this plantation. In the 1770s he joined the revolutionary movement. In 1773 and 1774 he sat in the still colonial Parliament of Maryland. In July 1775 he became a member of the Association of Freemen of Maryland . A year later he was a member of the constitutional convention of his state. In 1777 he was also a member of the local security committee for a short time. Then he was a judge in Queen Anne's County until 1779. He then acted there until 1780 as a notary or executor ( Register of Wills ). From 1781 to 1782 he sat in the Maryland House of Representatives , where he served as speaker for a short time , and in 1782 he represented his state in the Continental Congress. Turbutt Wright died on his White Marsh plantation in 1783 .

Web links

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

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